· president donald trump plans to cancel security clearances and government work for covington & burling because the law firm has aided special counsel jack smith. President donald trump has signed an order suspending security clearances for lawyers at covington & burling, which represented former special counsel jack smith. · during an oval office photo opportunity devoted to a series of executive actions, trump signed a memorandum suspending the security clearances of lawyers and other personnel at. · trump s february 25 executive order targeting washington, d. c. -based covington revoked security clearances for two lawyers who advised smith rather than the clearances for all the. Trump took the action tuesday through a memo he signed in the oval office. · the white house is suspending the active security clearances of lawyers from the large legal defense firm covington & burling who are working with former special counsel jack smith , who. · security clearances held by peter koski and potential other members of covington & burling llp who assisted former special counsel jack smith will be suspended , pending a review of their. · 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.
