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Trump signs executive action targeting law firm representing former special counsel Jack Smith​

The law firm says it's representing Smith in his personal capacity.


“President Donald Trump signed an executive action Tuesday targeting a prominent law firm that represents former special counsel Jack Smith. The memo strips Smith's attorney 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 said it is representing Smith in a personal capacity, and a person familiar with the matter said there is no evidence the law firm played any part in Smith's criminal investigations of Trump.

The memo Trump signed Tuesday -- a major escalation in Trump’s targeting of those he believes to be his political enemies -- also directs the Office of Management and Budget to review any government contracts held by the law firm. …”
 


Trump signs executive action targeting law firm representing former special counsel Jack Smith​

The law firm says it's representing Smith in his personal capacity.


“President Donald Trump signed an executive action Tuesday targeting a prominent law firm that represents former special counsel Jack Smith. The memo strips Smith's attorney 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 said it is representing Smith in a personal capacity, and a person familiar with the matter said there is no evidence the law firm played any part in Smith's criminal investigations of Trump.

The memo Trump signed Tuesday -- a major escalation in Trump’s targeting of those he believes to be his political enemies -- also directs the Office of Management and Budget to review any government contracts held by the law firm. …”

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"One law firm that provided pro-bono legal services to the special counsel's office under Jack Smith's leadership was Covington and Burling," White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf said about the memo as Trump moved to sign it during a ceremony on Tuesday. "As a result of those actions, we're now going to be suspending and putting under review the security clearances for the attorneys and employees at that firm who worked with Jack Smith's team. And we're going to continue holding the people who were responsible for the weaponization of government, who supported it, accountable for what they did."

Trump asked Scharf about the plans to do this to other law firms and Scharf said that the administration was looking at a range of options to take against other law firms. Trump tossed the pen to an attendee and joked "Why don't you give it to Jack Smith?" and called him a “deranged” individual.

A reporter asked Trump whether the action to strip the attorneys' security clearances amounted to political targeting, but Trump cut the reporter off and said that he was the target.

"I've been targeted for four years longer than that. So, you don't tell me about targeting?" Trump said. "I was the target of corrupt politicians for four years, and then four years after that. So don't talk to me about targeting." …”
 
I mean, to a point you are correct. Since I can't see any legit reason to discuss gangbangs and polygamy, as part of our national security, I find it very hard to believe they are using their time effectively.

If they want to spend every waking minute talking about those things outside of work, I could not possibly care less if I tried.

However, I don't think it's a coincidence that you instinctively dismissed the story, while instinctively giving the benefit of the doubt you those employees involved.
Not worried about what you see. You'd be over your head in a heavy dew. There could be plenty of reasons for discussing those, probably the most pertinent being leverage (blackmail), a new thing introduced to diplomacy and espionage about 40 centuries ago.
 
Well, we know what some at the NSA accomplished "last week"

NSA investigates 'secret sex chats' under guise of DEI on internal agency message board

'Those involved will be held accountable,' said DNI Tulsi Gabbard

Federal employees within the intelligence community are under investigation for allegedly misusing an internal agency messaging board to dish on their sexual fantasies under the guise of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), officials say.

Chat logs from the National Security Agency's (NSA) "Intelink" messaging platform, obtained by researchers from the conservative Manhattan Institute reportedly via sources within the NSA, revealed employees from various intelligence agencies discussing their experiences with gender-reassignment surgery, artificial genitalia, hormone therapy, polyamory and pronoun usage. Some of these agencies reportedly include the Defense Intelligence Agency, U.S. Naval Intelligence and the NSA.

One Defense Intelligence Agency officer who had gender transition surgery appears to have written messages about experiences "being penetrated," while other messages included graphic descriptions of laser hair removal, hormone replacement therapy and breast augmentation, among other procedures. Some discussions included talk about sexual arousal post-operation and other lewd sexual experiences.

100 intelligence staffers to be fired for engaging in explicit chats: Gabbard
More than 100 intelligence community employees will be terminated and have their security clearances revoked as the intelligence community investigates group chats that allegedly discussed explicit behavior, officials said.

The chats, which were hosted on a chat system for the intelligence community that was maintained by the National Security Agency, took place on a secure intranet called Intelink in two server channels titled "LBTQA" and "IC_Pride_TWG," according to intelligence community officials.

 
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