After having his security clearance revoked by President Donald Trump, high-profile whistleblower attorney Mark Zaid on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration seeking to have his security clearance restored -- saying that it was revoked for "improper political retribution."
"The Trump Administration is seeking to neutralize someone viewed as an adversarial threat," the complaint, filed in Washington, D.C., stated.
In March, Trump issued a presidential memorandum that revoked the security clearances of more than a dozen individuals, including Zaid, former President Joe Biden, former Vice President Kamala Harris, and Hillary Clinton -- a move the complaint says is "a dangerous, unconstitutional retaliation by the President of the United States against his perceived political enemies."
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In his memorandum, Trump wrote he had "determined that it is no longer in the national interest" for Zaid and others to have access to classified information.
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