US EditionTrump signs order targeting law firm with ties to Robert Mueller
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday targeting WilmerHale due to its ties to political adversaries, suspending security clearances for its employees.
- The order claims WilmerHale has engaged in partisan representations to achieve political ends and discriminated based on race.
- A spokesperson for WilmerHale stated that the firm has a longstanding tradition of representing a wide range of clients and plans to challenge the order.
- Legal experts warned that Trump's actions represent a constitutional threat to the legal profession's independence.
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Trump's Attack On Biglaw Reminds One Congressman Of The Chinese Communist Party - Above the Law
The Trump Administration has launched an all-out attack on major law firms. Thus far, Covington & Burling, Perkins Coie, Paul Weiss, Jenner & Block, and WilmerHale have seen Executive Orders aimed at their Biglaw firms for the grievous insult of having their attorney (or former attorneys) take on clients or matters that Donald Trump (or his allies) don’t like. The chilling effect has been felt throughout the industry, despite the fact the orders…
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