By Kanishka Singh, Mike Scarcella and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday suspending security clearances held by people at New York law firm Paul,

National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard said on Monday that dozens of officials from the former Biden administration have had their security clearances revoked and their access to classified information banned.

A law firm targeted by President Donald Trump over its legal services during the 2016 presidential campaign has sued the federal government over an executive order that seeks to strip its attorneys of security clearances.

Trump revokes security clearances for Paul Weiss lawyers, escalating his crackdown on law firms with Democratic ties. Legal battles expected to follow.

Washington lawyer Mark Zaid’s security clearance gives him access to information, like whether a client works for the Central Intelligence Agency and what happened to the US intelligence officers he represents who are suffering from “Havana Syndrome.

U.S. National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard said on Monday President Donald Trump has ordered that the security clearances be revoked and access to classified information be barred for some officials from the administration of former President Joe Biden.

President Trump has continued his attack against prominent law firms, pulling the security clearances of attorneys at New York-based Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (Paul Weiss), and restricting their employees from entering government buildings and receiving funds from federal contracts.

President Donald Trump on Friday suspended security clearances for attorneys at Paul Weiss, the latest attack on a top law firm over its political work.

The revocations are the latest in a campaign to punish and cut off access to people who the president alleges "weaponized" the nation's court systems against him.