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Mark S. Zaid Profile picture
@MarkSZaidEsq
Aug 30, 2022 • 15 tweets • 7 min read • Read on X
1/Thread abt Grenell v. Troye defamation lawsuit:

We are publicly announcing that @MarkSZaidPC & #TomCraig (@TMCv63, @fhhfirm) are representing @OliviaTroye to defend against former Ambassador (& acting DNI for 3 months) #RichardGrenell’s defamation lawsuit.
2/We will not repeat lawsuit allegations, which arose from Twitter activity, but assuredly they are baseless.
3/His lawsuit was filed on August 8, 2022, in Circuit Court for City of Alexandria. Although filed almost one month ago, Troye has not been served to commence proceedings. For one thing, the address cited in lawsuit is incorrect.
4/Local law enforcement was notified to ensure current occupants are not endangered by expected #MAGA threats.

Troye & I have both experienced such deplorable behavior.

politico.com/news/2021/06/1…
5/To date it appears only use of Grenell lawsuit has been to fundraise for #KashPatel & #MAGA efforts to use litigation as weapons against their perceived enemies. Well, we’re ready!
6/Therefore, we are publicly acknowledging Olivia’s acceptance of service of Grenell’s lawsuit & plan to promptly & aggressively defend against it.
7/We have contemporaneously notified Grenell’s legal counsel @JesseBinall, who also happens to not coincidentally serve as former President Trump’s legal counsel, of our involvement & that we are prepared to move forward expeditiously.
8/Both @TMCv63 & I have litigated against #JesseBinnall before so this isn’t our first rodeo (cue #TomSelleck). We jointly rep victims of #Libyan warlord #KhalifaHifter who was defended by #Binnall's firm.

thedailybeast.com/how-libyas-civ…
9/We recently obtained default judgment against warlord #Hifter at same time #Binnall sought to withdraw from the representation. But his firm has still apparently not complied w/court requirements that were imposed weeks ago.

middleeasteye.net/news/us-court-…
10/ Indeed, this is not first time #Binnall & law firm have experienced their own legal woes.

thedailybeast.com/top-trump-lawy…
11/Once we appear in Troye’s lawsuit, we plan to take steps to seek dismissal of lawsuit & are ready, if pushed, to also pursue counterclaims against #KashPatel & others, as well as move for sanctions where appropriate.
12/This lawsuit is further evidence of #MAGA having declared war on public servants, lawful #whistleblowers & anyone who opposes their authoritarian philosophies. But litigation unfortunately quickly becomes expensive.
13/We have created #GoFundMe campaign to help cover all legal fees & out-of-pocket expenses. Intimidation will not deter our representation. Please consider helping by donating any comfortable amount:

gofundme.com/f/olivia-troye…
END/For larger donations, please be advised that @OliviaTroye & our team are setting up non-partisan non-profit to provide pro bono legal representation & other financial support (such as security & counseling) for those who are victimized by #MAGA legal attacks nationwide.

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Feb 3
1/On behalf of our @FBI & @TheJusticeDept clients, my law firm & State Democracy Defenders Fund (@NormEisen) have put Govt on notice not to unlawfully terminate employees or publicize their names.

The letter reads:

nytimes.com/live/2025/02/0…
2/February 2nd, 2025

Emil Bove
Acting Deputy Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C. 20505
VIA E-MAIL

Dear Mr. Bove:

We write to you today to express our grave concerns about the terminations of career U.S. Department of Justice prosecutors ...
3/...and Federal Bureau of Investigation agents that have already occurred including and with respect to personnel actions that are said to be scheduled to occur as early as tomorrow, February 3, 2025.

We represent individuals affected by this course of conduct.
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Feb 2
1/I understand legit debate re: #DEI & whether pendulum swung too far, too quickly.

But what happened today at @NSAGov's @NatCryptoMuseum is unacceptable. Trump Admin new DEI policy disgraces cryptological historical trailblazers & icons in community.

See two covered areas? Image
2/This is NSA's Hall of Honor. As website describes:

It was created in 1998 and "pays tribute to Americans and others who have given especially distinguished service to the United States in cryptology and its related fields."

cryptologicfoundation.org/community/cryp…
3/Hall of Honor is abt 100 people & prob 95% white males.

Covered area on left is men & people of color.

Covered area on right features women.

Items were placed in Oct 2022 & have nothing to do w/#DEI or wokeness. Reflected Museum's decision to honor those who broke barriers.
Read 6 tweets
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Jan 21
1/President Trump just issued Executive Order to revoke #securityclearances of 51 signatories, eight of whom I rep, who signed Hunter Biden laptop letter in 2020.

But here's the problems with it:

Ignore fact that no President has ever done this before.

whitehouse.gov/presidential-a…
2/Presidents have ultimate authority concerning indiv's access to #classifiedinformation. No dispute. That's how Trump overrode multiple concerns by agencies during 1st term & granted access.

Since 50s Red Scare no Pres has punished clearance holders over 1st Amendment rights.
3/Although EO intent is to revoke all clearances, doesn't quite do that. Instructs Dir of National Intelligence, who is Executive Agent over clearances, to start revocation. Not sure why DNI needs to consult w/CIA. Accomplishes nothing. DNI controls appropriate database already.
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Jan 10
1/On Friday, Jan 10th, @ODNIgov will issue new Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) concerning #AnomalousHealthIncidents. @POTUS/WH did not ask for it. @CIA initiated it to counter recent House Intelligence Committee report that "a foreign adversary is behind some AHIs".
2/In March 2023, @ODNIgov issued ICA stating "IC’s judgment that U.S. adversaries, including Russia, were not engaged in a global campaign resulting in AHIs."



But HPSCI found it "lacked analytic integrity and was highly irregular in its formulation."dni.gov/index.php/news…
@ODNIgov 3/An IC Experts Panel earlier concluded "Pulsed electromagnetic energy, particularly in the radiofrequency range, plausibly explains the core characteristics of reported AHIs, although information gaps exist." My law firm helped secure declassification of report through #FOIA.
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Nov 16, 2023
1/THREAD - Defend Democracy Against MAGA Lawsuits

We (@JohnPhillips/@BradMossEsq) are now rep'ing Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) who has been sued for defamation by President Trump's 1st National Security Advisor #MichaelFlynn.

Please rt this widely to help.

gofundme.com/f/defend-democ…
2/Enforcement of the rule of law is an important and valuable principle in our Democracy. Unfortunately, the law can be abused as a weapon to try and intimidate those who stand up against government corruption and misconduct.
3/As part of MAGA’s efforts to silence those who challenge their actions to undermine Democracy, President Trump’s former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, who in 2017 pled guilty to a felony count of “willfully and knowingly” making false statements to the FBI ...
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Jun 20, 2023
1/Thread abt #Grenell lawsuit against @OliviaTroye.

Today we (#TomCraig, @TMCv63, @fhhfirm) were scheduled to depose fmr Acting @ODNIgov & US Amb to Germany #RickGrenell as part of his defamation lawsuit against our GOP client #Troye.

We were there. He did not show.
2/Background info abt #Grenell’s litigation, which was filed almost year ago, can be found in this previous thread:

3/After weeks of failed attempts to negotiate mutual date, which is what professionals do, we properly issued Notice of Deposition on May 30 for today. Even though #Grenell is Plaintiff & chose VA as his venue, he does not wish to travel from CA for his deposition.
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