President Trump Strips Security Access from Attorneys Linked to Jack Smith’s Legal Team

President Donald Trump has revoked the security clearances of employees at Covington & Burling, a high-profile Washington, D.C. law firm that recently provided $140,000 in pro bono legal services to former special counsel Jack Smith.

The White House confirmed that President Trump signed a memo on Tuesday, directing that security clearances be suspended for all attorneys at Covington & Burling who were involved in Jack Smith’s special counsel investigations.

The move follows reports that the firm provided legal assistance to Smith just before he resigned from the Justice Department last month.

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A financial disclosure obtained by Politico showed that the legal services were classified as a “gift” to Smith, though the specific reason for the assistance remains unclear.

Reports had previously surfaced indicating that Smith’s prosecutors were seeking legal counsel from major D.C. law firms, amid concerns over how the Trump administration would respond to their investigations.

According to CNN, former and current federal employees, including those tied to Smith’s office, have been seeking legal representation as Trump’s administration takes over the Justice Department.

“One former senior White House official said aides inside the White House and across various federal agencies are intensely worried about the possibility that the incoming Trump administration will prosecute anyone deemed as having antagonized the president-elect,” CNN reported.

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Rolling Stone also reported that Jack Smith’s prosecutors had privately discussed concerns about potential criminal exposure and were seeking legal advice on how to protect their personal assets from possible investigations.

The memo signed by President Trump further directs the federal government to review and terminate all existing engagements between Covington & Burling and the U.S. government, “to the maximum extent permitted by law.”

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The administration will also reevaluate funding decisions to ensure they align with Trump’s executive priorities and the interests of American citizens.

Among those affected by the decision is Peter Koski, the former deputy chief of the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section.

Lanny Breuer, vice chair of Covington & Burling and former head of the DOJ’s Criminal Division under Barack Obama, is also under review.

Breuer had recruited Jack Smith in 2010 to lead the DOJ’s Public Integrity Section.

While the Justice Department has not announced a criminal investigation into Jack Smith, Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered a formal review of Smith’s cases against President Trump.

Bondi has directed the creation of a review group to examine the “Weaponization by Special Counsel Jack Smith and his staff who spent more than $50 million targeting President Trump and the prosecutors and law enforcement personnel who participated in the unprecedented raid on President Trump’s home.”

The Justice Department has already removed more than a dozen officials who worked under Jack Smith’s leadership.

The dismissals come as Trump’s administration moves to scrutinize what it describes as politically motivated investigations into the 47th president.

The latest actions mark a significant shift in how Trump’s Justice Department is handling officials connected to Smith’s investigations, signaling a broader effort to hold individuals accountable for what Trump has repeatedly called a politically driven legal campaign against him.

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