The memo strips Jack Smith's attorney of his security clearance as well as any other attorneys at the firm who assisted Smith while he was investigating Trump.

Summary

Donald Trump signed an executive action revoking security clearances for attorneys at Covington & Burling LLP, the firm representing former special counsel Jack Smith.

The move escalates Trump’s targeting of those involved in past investigations against him. The administration is also reviewing Covington’s government contracts and considering similar actions against other firms.

Covington denies involvement in Smith’s investigations and is defending him in a personal capacity.

Smith previously led probes into Trump’s handling of classified materials and election interference, both dropped after Trump’s reelection.

  • FaceDeer
    16•1 day ago

    Huh. If the case involves classified materials, but any time a lawyer with clearance to work with those materials tries to represent him gets his clearance revoked, seems like that would be grounds to dismiss the charges. The right to representation is pretty foundational to the American legal system.