“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 New York Times reports.
“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.”