by
Tom
Brenner
for
The
Washington
Post
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Getty
Images)
Ed.
note:
Welcome
to
our
daily
feature,
Quote
of
the
Day.
We
call
upon
all
law
firms
and
bar
associations
to
join
us
in
condemning
this
outrageous
action.
Unless
there
is
a
broad-based
condemnation
of
this
and
similar
attacks,
we
face
a
significant
risk
that
many
individuals
will
become
even
more
susceptible
to
vindictive,
arbitrary,
and
unjust
political
prosecutions
without
the
ability
to
vigorously
defend
themselves.
—
The
New
York
Council
of
Defense
Lawyers,
in
a
statement
offered
to
Law.com,
in
the
wake
of
President
Donald
Trump’s targeting
of
Covington
&
Burling,
the
Biglaw
firm
that
is
representing
former
special
counsel
Jack
Smith.
Trump
not
only
suspended
the
security
clearances
of
Smith’s
legal
team
but
also
directed
agencies
“to
review
all
government
contracts”
with
the
firm.
The
New
York
Council
of
Defense
Lawyers
called
Trump’s
move
“a
brazen
attack
on
the
defense
function
and
the
rule
of
law.”
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