This would really be the moment for some BigLaw gestures of solidarity with Covington & Burling, no? If a vengeful president can strip security clearances from any lawyer he sees as assisting the opposition, can any national security lawyers afford to remain outside his orbit?
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What remains of the independence of the national security bar if the president can prevent its members from working on cases involving classified matters unless they signal political fealty to him?
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If the president can prevent its members from working on cases involving classified matters unless they signal political fealty to him then there was never Independence at all.
Just tolerance.
