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“President Donald Trump retaliated Tuesday against a Washington law firm that provided free legal services to special counsel Jack Smith, the federal prosecutor who brought two criminal cases against Trump that were dropped after he won last November\u2019s election.
\nDuring an Oval Office photo opportunity devoted to a series of executive actions, Trump signed a memorandum suspending the security clearances of lawyers and other personnel at Covington & Burling involved in representing Smith before he resigned from the Justice Department last month.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s directive also calls for ending all contracts Covington has with the federal government, although a federal spending database doesn\u2019t show any government contracts with the firm.”<\/p>\n
…<\/p>\n
“The directive Trump signed Tuesday is just his latest attempt to use his return to the power of the presidency to punish his perceived enemies. He has rescinded security clearances for former intelligence community officials who signed a letter raising concerns \u2014 that ultimately turned out to be false \u2014 that Hunter Biden\u2019s hard drive bore the hallmarks of a foreign influence operation. Trump also pulled the clearance for attorney Mark Zaid, a prominent whistleblower attorney who represented the intelligence official who helped trigger Trump\u2019s 2020 impeachment. Trump has also pulled security details for figures who have criticized and publicly opposed him.”<\/p>\n
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