The decision marked yet another legal setback for the admin Tuesday, after #SCOTUS declined to allow #Trump to deploy #NationalGuard troops in the #Chicago area, capping a first year in office in which Trump’s efforts to impose a sweeping agenda & pursue #retribution against political adversaries have been repeatedly slowed by the #courts.
Judge blocks #Trump effort to strip #security clearance from #attorney who represented #whistleblowers
A federal judge has blocked the Trump admin from enforcing a March presidential memo to revoke the security clearance of prominent Washington atty #MarkZaid, ruling that the order — which also targeted 14 other individuals — could not be applied to him.
#law #judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #RevengePolitics
https://apnews.com/article/trump-whistleblower-security-clearance-mark-zaid-2a6f7d23dc85d7e1db2ac9a38e548b8e
The decision marked yet another legal setback for the admin Tuesday, after #SCOTUS declined to allow #Trump to deploy #NationalGuard troops in the #Chicago area, capping a first year in office in which Trump’s efforts to impose a sweeping agenda & pursue #retribution against political adversaries have been repeatedly slowed by the #courts.