US EditionTrump signs order targeting law firm with ties to Robert Mueller
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting WilmerHale due to its ties to former special counsel Robert Mueller, who investigated the 2016 election interference.
- The order limits WilmerHale's access to federal buildings, revokes its government contracts, and removes the firm's security clearances.
- A spokesperson for WilmerHale stated that the firm represents a wide range of clients and plans to pursue actions against what they view as an unlawful order.
- Attorney Chris Mattei expressed that the executive order poses a constitutional threat, stating, "If lawyers abandon our duty to protect the rights of those who are targeted by the Government, our democracy will fall.
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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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