Trump Takes Aim at Law Firm Aiding Jack Smith
Source: New York Times
Trump Takes Aim at Law Firm Aiding Jack Smith
The move, signed by President Trump on Thursday, is a major escalation of his promise to pursue perceived foes.
The law offices of Covington & Burling in Washington, in 2020. Andrew Kelly/Reuters
By Devlin BarrettGlenn ThrushMaggie Haberman and Alan Feuer
Devlin Barrett and Glenn Thrush reported from Washington, and Maggie Haberman and Alan Feuer from New York.
Feb. 25, 2025
Updated 6:29 p.m. ET
President Trump said on Tuesday that he would strip security clearances from lawyers at a prominent Washington law firm aiding a former special counsel who investigated him and end any federal government work the firm may have, intensifying his bid to punish perceived rivals.
The proposal, signed by Mr. Trump on Tuesday, targeted the international white-shoe law firm Covington & Burling, which employs high-profile Democratic lawyers who worked in the Obama and Biden administrations. ... Signing executive orders before reporters in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump described the plan to reporters and offered to send the pen he used to Jack Smith, who led investigations into Mr. Trump as special counsel.
The memo is a breathtaking escalation of Mr. Trump's effort to employ the vast powers of the presidency against Mr. Smith and the team of prosecutors and federal law enforcement officials who worked for him, extending that campaign to those who have provided Mr. Smith pro bono legal representation.
According to a disclosure filed with the Justice Department shortly before resigning as special counsel ahead of Mr. Trump's return to office, Mr. Smith, a former war crimes prosecutor, said that he had received $140,000 worth of free legal advice from Covington to help him prepare for investigations and legal action by Mr. Trump's allies.
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Glenn Thrush covers the Department of Justice and has also written about gun violence, civil rights and conditions in the country's jails and prisons. More about Glenn Thrush
Maggie Haberman is a White House correspondent, reporting on the second, nonconsecutive term of Donald J. Trump. More about Maggie Haberman
Alan Feuer covers extremism and political violence for The Times, focusing on the criminal cases involving the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and against former President Donald J. Trump. More about Alan Feuer
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/us/trump-jack-smith-law-firm-security.html
Hat tip, Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2025/02/felon-punishes-law-firm-for-having-assisted-jack-smith/
Felon Punishes Law Firm For Having Assisted Jack Smith
February 25, 2025
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SUSPENSION OF SECURITY CLEARANCES AND EVALUATION OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
February 25, 2025
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/suspension-of-security-clearances-and-evaluation-of-government-contracts/
{I’m not going to bother, but Trump singles out one partner in particular, Peter Koski.}
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Koski
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