Washington lawyer Mark Zaid’s security clearance gives him access to information, like whether a client works for the Central Intelligence Agency and what happened to the US intelligence officers he represents who are suffering from “Havana Syndrome.

President Donald Trump said Thursday he was moving to suspend the security clearances of attorneys at a prominent law firm linked to Democratic-funded opposition research during the 2016 presidential campaign into ties between the Republican candidate and Russia.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would strip Perkins Coie employees of federal security clearances over the law firm's diversity practices and political activities, as he launched a probe into other legal firms.