Dubbed the “Deranged Jack Smith Bill,” it’s payback for Smith’s relentless pursuit of President Trump.
After signing it, he tossed the pen to a reporter and said, “Give that to Jack Smith.”
You gotta love it!
Trump axes security clearances for law firm attorneys who aided special counsel Jack Smith: 'I just want to savor this' Smith received $140,000 in free legal services from Covington & Burling, his office disclosed last month. pic.twitter.com/AssamVCmxH
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Trump Takes Aim at Law Firm Aiding Jack Smith https://t.co/S52JaIjeRf
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Yahoo News reports:
President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting the law firm representing former special counsel Jack Smith.
Covington & Burling LLP currently represents Smith in a personal capacity and previously provided pro bono legal services to the special counsel’s office, according to White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf.
The new executive order suspends the security clearance held by Smith’s attorney Peter Koski, along with those of any other attorneys at the firm who assisted Smith as special counsel, pending a review of their roles, if any, in the “weaponization of the judicial process.”
It also directs the Office of Management and Budget to “terminate any engagement” with the firm.
“We’re going to call it the deranged Jack Smith signing or bill,” Trump told reporters before the signing, according to CNN. Afterward, he handed the pen he’d used to an attendee and said, “Why don’t you give it to Jack Smith?”
The action is a “major escalation” in Trump’s targeting of his perceived enemies, according to ABC News.
Security clearances give lawyers flexibility when working on cases involving national security issues and classified information, according to CNN. Suspending the clearances means defendants can’t use the lawyers of their choosing.
In addition to Koski, who is a former public integrity prosecutor, Smith is being represented by Lenny Breuer, the former head of the Justice Department’s criminal division. The firm declined to say how many of his lawyers held security clearances, CNN said.
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OMG.
Trump just revoked security clearances of employees that worked at the law firm that assisted Jack Smith.
*tosses sharpie to a reporter*
“Why don’t you send it to Jack Smith” 🔥 pic.twitter.com/7v1lGftrGn
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