Former Air Force Secretary To Sue Trump Admin Over Loss of Security Clearance

Mark Zaid, a prominent national security attorney who previously sued the Trump administration after his own security clearance was revoked, confirmed on X that he had been retained by Kendall. “More to come,” Zaid wrote.

Zaid specializes in representing military and civilian clients facing security clearance reviews and investigations.

Last year, he became one of the individuals targeted by the Trump administration’s broader effort to revoke clearances from people it viewed as political adversaries.

In a March 2025 executive order, Trump identified Zaid among several individuals whose security clearances were to be revoked, citing that retaining their access was “no longer in the national interest.”

The order also named former President Joe Biden, members of Biden’s family, former Biden Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

In August 2025, Trump revoked the security clearances of 37 additional current and former national security officials, including several individuals involved in issues that have drawn the president’s criticism, such as the intelligence community assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election in an effort to benefit his campaign.

The administration has also pushed back against reports raising security concerns about the Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar to Trump, which he plans to use as Air Force One for the remainder of his term.