Trump targeted Covington lawyers who assisted Jack Smith
Trump directed clearance suspensions for Covington lawyers who assisted Jack Smith and termination or review of federal firm engagements. [The White House]
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Trump directed clearance suspensions for Covington lawyers who assisted Jack Smith and termination or review of federal firm engagements. [The White House]
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The memorandum specifies legal limits and pending review. Assistance to Smith is its stated targeting criterion; this is not a finding of lawyer wrongdoing. [The White House]
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authoritarian-rhetoric
The characterization concerns use of executive clearance and contracting powers against lawyers identified through assistance to a prosecutor of Trump. This is an editorial classification, not a legal finding or a comparison with Nazism. [The White House]
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- Presidential directive · The White HouseSuspension of Security Clearances and Evaluation of Government Contracts
First operative paragraph naming Peter Koski and Covington employees who assisted Jack Smith; next paragraphs on engagements and contracts
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/suspension-of-security-clearances-and-evaluation-of-government-contracts/
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