Donald Trump has expanded his crackdown on Big Law, according to the Financial Times. The president has ordered a review of government contracts with firms representing his opponents and launching an investigation into diversity policies.
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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:02Donald Trump has expanded his crackdown on big law, according to the Financial Times.
00:06The president has ordered a review of government contracts with firms
00:09representing his opponents and launching an investigation into adversity policies.
00:13The White House issued two executive orders targeting the law firms,
00:17which represent special counsel Jack Smith and Perkins Coy, who represented Hillary Clinton
00:23in 2016. The order is to suspend lawyer security clearances and direct agencies
00:28to terminate contracts with Perkins. Legal experts warned the move
00:32could financially damage firms and undermine judicial independence.
00:35The American Bar Association and legal scholars criticized the actions as a
00:40violation of legal ethics and constitutional protections.
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