Trump targets another large DC law firm with executive order
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing agencies to suspend the security clearances and access to federal buildings of lawyers from the law firm Wilmer Hale.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing agencies to suspend the security clearances and access to federal buildings of lawyers for the law firm Wilmer Hale. The order also directs agencies to “refrain from hiring employees” of the firm without a waiver from an agency head, and it directs agencies to review any contracts they may have with the firm and make efforts to terminate them. The executive order on Thursday is the fifth restricting a major Washington law firm’s ability to do business with the federal government. The White House has made clear these firms are being punished because of their partners’ or clients’ political work and ties to criminal investigations that probed Trump. Wilmer Hale is one of the largest law firms in Washington — and the former professional home to one time-special counsel Robert Mueller, who oversaw the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. In the executive order, Trump claims that Wilmer Hale has “abandoned the profession’s highest ideals and abused its pro bono practice to engage in activities that undermine justice and the interests of the United States.” The order specifically notes Mueller’s ties to the firm. Wilmer Hale responded to the executive order Thursday, citing its history of representing a range of clients “including in matters against administrations from both parties.”
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