Trump signs order suspending security clearances for employees of Perkins Coie, citing DEI practices
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday suspending the security clearances of employees at Perkins Coie, citing the law firm’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday suspending the security clearances of employees at Perkins Coie, citing the law firm’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices. “This is an absolute honor to sign,” the president said in the Oval Office. Perkins Coie has long been among the private Washington law firms most known for its work in Democratic Party politics. For several years, elections lawyer Marc Elias, who coordinated legal efforts for many Democratic campaigns and the party itself, was with the firm, which still handles legal work for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. The firm was also a magnet for Trump’s anger after the 2016 election because it had used Democratic Party money to hire the opposition research firm that commissioned the Russia dossier about Trump and his campaign. In recent weeks, the firm has joined many other lawyers who are opposing the administration’s actions publicly in court. Half a dozen Perkins Coie attorneys are working on a case challenging Trump’s ban on trans service members. “We have reviewed the Executive Order. It is patently unlawful, and we intend to challenge it,” a Perkins Coie spokesperson said in a statement to CNN when reached for comment.
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Trump signs order suspending security clearances for employees of Perkins Coie, citing DEI practices
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday suspending the security clearances of employees at Perkins Coie, citing the law firm’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices.