Trump targets lawyers who he says file ‘frivolous’ lawsuits against his administration

President Donald Trump issued a memo authorizing the attorney general and homeland security secretary to sanction law firms filing lawsuits deemed “frivolous,” targeting firms representing individuals who have previously challenged the administration. The memo also threatens to revoke security clearances and terminate federal contracts of these firms, with Trump ally Steve Bannon stating the goal is to bankrupt them. Civil rights organizations criticized the move as an attempt to silence dissent, while legal experts accused Trump of hypocrisy for his own lawyers’ actions. The use of executive power to intimidate law firms was deemed unprecedented and autocratic by former Justice Department officials, with concerns raised about the erosion of an impartial legal system.

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