Trump Expands Crackdown On Big Law, Orders Review of Government Contracts

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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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