Mark Zaid, Esq

The Lawyer the President Tried to Silence — and Why the Courts Stopped Him Inside the legal battle between Mark Zaid and the Trump administration — and the constitutional guardrails that stopped a campaign of retaliation.

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Federal workers sue over sting operations by political provocateur James O'Keefe Federal employees have been losing their jobs after sting operations engineered by political provocateur James O'Keefe. Now some of them are fighting back in court.

NPR aired story today abt our client Brandon Wright & lawsuit we are handling against Dept of Homeland Security which fired him because of incomplete video posted by James O'Keefe of fake entrapment date.

Fed employees have 1st Amendment rights.

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DOJ will defend Trump executive orders targeting law firms The Justice Department reversed course and said it will defend Donald Trump's orders targeting law firms after briefly moving to drop its appeals.

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Trump administration drops suits against law firms with ties to Democrats and other Trump foes | CNN Politics The Trump administration has decided to drop its prolonged court fights against four law firms with ties to Democrats, after it had sought and failed to cut out the firms’ access to the federal govern...

My security clearance lawsuit is discussed in this article.

What a strange development today to see the Department of Justice, at the highest levels, reverse its decision to voluntary dismiss the law firm appeals just twenty four hours later.

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There are no words .... other than to say you can't trust anything from this Administration.

Statement from my lawyer Abbe Lowell about the Trump Administration's surrender of its appeal to the four law firm lawsuits.

My role is no different. I'm a lawyer representing clients yet I've been targeted for just doing my job protecting the rule of law.

Even by cult standards, this is just bonkers.

Newsom’s spokesperson becomes the story Izzy Gardon, more than any other aide, is suddenly becoming a focal point of the attention — and backlash.

I am tired of Trump era unprofessionalism. I want cordiality back in politics, both DEM & GOP; efforts to work together rather than attack each other. If @gavinnewsom.bsky.social thinks playing "fire with fire" will get this Independent's vote, he should think again.
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Exclusive: ICE whistleblower speaks out, accuses agency of ‘defective’ training | CNN In an exclusive interview with CNN, former ICE attorney Ryan Schwank alleges the agency is “teaching cadets to violate the Constitution” and pressured him to stay quiet about changes to its training p...

Before you watch tonight’s State of the Union, watch this! Thank you Ryan and my colleagues at @wbaidlaw.bsky.social for doing this!

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WATCH: https://ow.ly/3zLT50Yl9g5 client and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement whistleblower slams "broken" ICE training on CNN Laura Coates: https://ow.ly/e8EG50Yl9g4

I'm very proud to have co-founded @wbaidlaw.bsky.social and that we represent ethical & honorable whistleblowers, such as Ryan Schwank, who follow the lawful process.

The New York Times: "Training for New ICE Officers Is ‘Deficient’ & ‘Broken,’ Whistleblower Says" https://ow.ly/oXeJ50Ylf6o He also got “secretive orders to teach new cadets to violate the Constitution by entering homes w/o a judicial warrant."

These are the type of clients we represent at @wbaidlaw.bsky.social

And we do so pro bono because you help support our efforts.

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Our client at @wbaidlaw.bsky.social provided damning congressional testimony today about ICE operations and training.

We make sure our whistleblowers follow the lawful process.

DNI and Gabbard must allow Hill briefing on classified Whistleblower complaint “Members of the intelligence community can't just go to the Hill… to the intelligence committees, and provide them… | Whistleblower Aid DNI and Gabbard must allow Hill briefing on classified Whistleblower complaint “Members of the intelligence community can't just go to the Hill… to the intelligence committees, and provide them classified information,” Whistleblower Aid Chief Legal Counsel Andrew Bakaj told Jen Psaki last night in a televised interview. https://lnkd.in/etEvyfup To thread the needle between securing classified data and allowing Congress to conduct proper oversight, he explained, the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act details how a classified whistleblower complaint must be shared. “Our...

It's shouldn't be a heavy lift: Why has Office of the DNI stonewalled our client's bid to brief the Hill, securely, on a highly classified whistleblower complaint for almost 8 months? Our LinkedIn update: https://ow.ly/tfpm50Yfs3Z Andrew Bakaj Jen Psaki Mark Zaid, Esq

What does everyone need to know about @odnigov.bsky.social refusal to follow the law in disseminating national security intelligence to federal agencies and Congress? Are her actions making us less safe?

Watch @andrewbakaj.bsky.social at 9:40 PM ET on @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social

“The ICE Basic Immigration Enforcement Training Program is deficient, defective, & broken,” says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement whistleblower. https://ow.ly/srKO50Ykxnn

“Law enforcement is deadly serious. Deficient training leads to unlawful arrests, rights violations, loss of... trust": our client and ICE whistleblower. https://ow.ly/wrA250Ykxw2

Just Ask the Press - Iran, UAP's, and the State of the Union In this episode, Brian, Mark and Nolan, delve into the upcoming State of the Union address by Donald Trump, discussing expectations, potential responses from Democrats, and the implications of Trump's...

Tune in to the latest JATP with @briankarem.bsky.social @markzaidesq.bsky.social and @nolanhigdon.bsky.social

We tackle Iran, UAP distractions, State of the Union, Epstein links via Lex Wexner, tariff rebukes, and more. @mswmedia.com

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Just Ask the Press - Government Shutdown, Pam Bondi, and ICE In this weeks episode we delve into the recent tumult surrounding government shutdowns, immigration enforcement, the Epstein files, and the alarming rollback of climate protections under the current a...

Shutdown on ICE! Pam Bondi clashes with Congress over immigration & Epstein files!

@briankarem.bsky.social @markzaidesq.bsky.social @nolanhigdon.bsky.social deliver another great episode of Just Ask the Press.

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Excited to jump on with @BrianKarem and @markzaidesq.bsky.social ZaidLegal every week on "Just Ask the Question"! 🎙️ We’re diving deep into the news that matters. #JATQ #Journalism #Politics @briankarem.bsky.social @projectcensored.bsky.social @cnn.com @salon.com @msnowevents.bsky.social

Defense attorneys build mapping tool to track Justice Dept. "weaponization" A defense lawyers group has posted a tracking tool to enable users to check on the status of some of the controversial prosecutions attempted by DOJ in the first year of Trump's second term.

"The rebellion by grand juries across the country against the Trump administration's political weaponization of the Department of Justice is unequivocal proof that large swaths of America prefer the rule of law over petty retaliatory agendas," Zaid said.

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FBI Tried To Ban Me From FOIA The FBI tried - and failed - to close hundreds of my FOIAs and ban me from making requests

A few years later, the FBI tried to ban me from filing #FOIA requests until @markzaidesq.bsky.social demonstrated that their justification was fatally flawed, and that we were willing to sue over it. emma.best/2021/06/13/f...

I've filed and succeeded in two FOIA lawsuits, one handled by Zaid. /7

State Department Fails to Toss Havana Syndrome Benefit Suit The US Department of State will face a lawsuit from three foreign service workers who say their Havana Syndrome benefit claims were improperly denied.

Our fight for the victims of Anomalous Health Incidents continues!

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Opinion | The ‘Discombobulator’ arms race has begun Recent glimpses of exotic directed-energy weapons raise a question: How will they change warfare?

I've been advocating these views for over a decade for my Anomalous Health Incidents clients, including that USG should interview personnel who served in Moscow during 1960s-80s to identify health incident rates.

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#RuleOfLaw

Will the Trump Administration abide by the ruling or pull an Andrew Jackson ("You and what Army will enforce the decision?")?

Pivotal moment.

DOJ says judge overstepped by restoring Mark Zaid’s security clearance Trump's DOJ asked an appeals court to overturn a ruling restoring attorney Mark Zaid’s security clearance, citing presidential authority.

The fight continues over my security clearance

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I believe I know this story from my family's history in Europe.

The case is Pearson v. Patel et al., Civil Action No. 26-00509 (D.D.C.).