NonilexJudge blocks #Trump effort to strip #security clearance from #attorney who represented #whistleblowers
A federal judge has blocked the Trump admin from enforcing a March presidential memo to revoke the security clearance of prominent Washington atty #MarkZaid, ruling that the order — which also targeted 14 other individuals — could not be applied to him.
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https://apnews.com/article/trump-whistleblower-security-clearance-mark-zaid-2a6f7d23dc85d7e1db2ac9a38e548b8e
Judge blocks Trump effort to strip security clearance from whistleblowers' attorney
A federal judge is halting the enforcement of a March presidential memorandum that revoked the security clearance of a prominent Washington attorney. Mark Zaid was one of 15 individuals singled out by the Trump administration; the Washington attorney has in the past represented a number of prominent government whistleblowers. Zaid had sued the Trump administration in response to the revocation of his security clearance, calling it an act of “improper political retribution” that jeopardized his ability to continue representing clients in sensitive national security cases. U.S. District Judge Amir Ali in Washington granted Zaid's request for a preliminary injunction on Tuesday.
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