Another law firm targeted by an executive order from President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of the action.
Trump has taken aim at several law firms via executive order, often for their ties to false Russia collusion claims during Trump’s first term, with Susman Godfrey becoming the latest on Wednesday. In the president’s order earlier this week, Trump claimed the firm “spearheads efforts to weaponize the American legal system and degrade the quality of American elections.”
With the order, the firm will be stripped of its security clearances, have its government contracts terminated, and have limited access to federal buildings.
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Susman Godfrey filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Friday, arguing
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