Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Strip Security Clearance From Whistleblower Attorney

Judge blocks Trump effort to strip security clearance from whistleblower attorney

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a March presidential memorandum to revoke the security clearance of prominent Washington attorney Mark Zaid, ruling that the order — which also targeted 14 other individuals — could not be applied to him. The decision marked the administration’s second legal setback on Tuesday, after the Supreme Court declined to allow Trump to deploy National Guard troops in t…

Federal judge blocks Trump’s move to revoke attorney’s security clearance

A federal judge has stepped in to halt President Donald Trump’s attempt to strip a prominent attorney of his security clearance, delivering a sharp rebuke to what many see as a politically charged decision. Attorney Mark Zaid, who notably represented the whistleblower in Trump’s first impeachment tied to a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, had his clearance revoked by Trump’s order, but District Court Judge Amir Ali reversed that…