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Anna Betts

Judge blocks White House bid to revoke whistleblower lawyer’s security clearance

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Attorney Mark Zaid, the lawyer for former CDC director Susan Monarez, listens as she testifies before a Senate committee in Washington DC on 17 September 2025. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

After the Donald Trump administration revoked his security clearance in March, attorney Mark Zaid reported learning on Monday that the memorandum revoking his clearance is “no longer in effect” – and that his “access to classified info is restored”.

The development comes after Zaid sued the president’s administration in May over the revocation of his security clearance.

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