US EditionTrump signs memo aimed at preventing abuse of legal system, federal courts
- President Donald Trump signed a memorandum titled 'Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court' targeting immigration lawyers and law firms he perceives as obstructing his agenda.
- The memo directs the Attorney General to pursue sanctions against attorneys engaging in what Trump considers frivolous, unreasonable, and vexatious litigation against the United States.
- Trump has a history of legal disputes, having been involved in more than 4,000 lawsuits during his career.
- Lawyer Marc Elias, whom Trump specifically targets in the memo, is prepared for potential legal repercussions, stating he has grounds for a defamation case based on the memorandum's content.
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Trump's War on Justice Tests Democracy in the U.S.
“He who saves the country does not violate any law.” The quote is attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte. In the middle of last month, someone who is undoubtedly attributed greater historical weight than the French emperor, Donald Trump, shared it on his social network. The president shared it without giving explanations, but with all intent. And wanting no one to miss it: he placed it for a while as his prominent message, above all on the cover of hi…
Trump goes after Marc Elias and all lawyers who oppose him
This time it's a memorandum to the Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security called: Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court. There was a Fact Sheet that preceded it yesterday called: President Donald J. Trump Prevents...
Trump declares war on "frivolous" lawsuits
Late Friday night, the White House released the latest tranche of Trump executive actions and directives aimed at further kneecapping some of the nation’s most famous lawyers and law firms the president believes are obstructing his agenda or have tangled with him in the past. One of the late-night directives is entitled “Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court.” Both terrifying and hilarious given its author, the memo instruc…
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