Trump targets prominent Democratic-linked law firm [View all]
Source: Politico
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order targeting Perkins Coie, a prominent Seattle-based law firm that regularly represents Democratic and liberal groups.
The executive order suspends security clearances for employees of the law firm, which has long provided legal work for the Democratic National Committee, other Democratic entities and Democratic campaigns, including Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign.
The firm was central to the commissioning of the infamous “Steele dossier,” which was published shortly before Trump was inaugurated in 2017. Former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele was commissioned by Fusion GPS, a research firm that had been hired by Perkins Coie, to dig up information about Trump’s business relationships overseas.
“This is an absolute honor to sign. What they’ve done is, it’s just terrible,” Trump said as he signed the order. “Weaponization — you could say weaponization against a political opponent — and it should never be allowed to happen again.”
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