(Bloomberg Law) -- President Donald Trump plans to cancel security clearances and government work for Covington & Burling because the law firm has aided special counsel Jack Smith. Trump took the ...

Feb 26, 2025 · President Donald Trump retaliated Tuesday against a Washington law firm that provided free legal services to special counsel Jack Smith, the federal prosecutor who brought two criminal cases...

1 day ago · Perkins Coie in a statement said Trump's order is "patently unlawful, and we intend to challenge it." "For more than 100 years, Covington has represented clients facing government investigations ...

Feb 26, 2025 · President Donald Trump signed an executive ... of his security clearance as well as any other attorneys at the firm who assisted Smith while he was investigating Trump. Covington and Burling LLP ...

Feb 25, 2025 · ADDRESSING THE WEAPONIZATION OF GOVERNMENT: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a memorandum to suspend security clearances for Covington & Burling LLP employees involved in the weaponization ...

Feb 25, 2025 · ADDRESSING THE WEAPONIZATION OF GOVERNMENT: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a memorandum to suspend security clearances for Covington & Burling LLP employees involved in the weaponization of government, pending a review of their roles and responsibility in the weaponization of the judicial process. This action also initiates a comprehensive review of all Federal contracts with the firm ...

Feb 27, 2025 · President Donald Trump’s decision to punish Covington & Burling for representing former Special Counsel Jack Smith will feed some firms’ worries about letting lawyers volunteer to represent former Justice Department attorneys.

Feb 25, 2025 · The White House said President Donald Trump will sign a memo suspending the security clearances of several employees of Covington & Burling LLP after they assisted Jack Smith's probes.

Feb 25, 2025 · President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending security clearances for lawyers at Covington & Burling. The firm collaborated with special counsel Jack Smith, who handled federal cases against Trump regarding his 2020 election defeat attempts and mishandling of classified documents.

Feb 26, 2025 · U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order against the Covington & Burling law firm in the Oval Office at the White House on February 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images ...