Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) are asking law firms that were targeted by the Trump administration but then struck a deal with it for more information about how the agreement was reached.
Trump has signed several executive orders targeting prominent law firms with connections to his perceived political opponents, including people who have investigated him and lawyers who have challenged his administration. The punishments include blocking the firms’ lawyers from government buildings and removing their security clearances.
Blumenthal and Raskin said the “executive orders have turned into an illegal shakedown of the legal profession.”
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Some of the law firms that Trump has targeted have challenged the order, but others have made behind-the-scenes deals with the administration, saying they will provide up to
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