US President Donald Trump issued a proclamation addressed to the Wilmerhale legal company, one of the main companies he sought to, have connections with his legal or political opponents on Thursday.
Proclamation He quoted Wilmerhale's bonds with Robert Mueller, a former special US advisor who examined Russian contacts with Trump's presidential campaign in 2016.
Like the three previous executive orders issued by Trump against other companies, the proclamation suspended the security permits possessed by lawyers in Wilmerhale, limited their access to government officials and ordered a review aimed at terminating federal agreements owned by the company's clients.
A spokesman Wilmerhale said that Trump's proclamation was unlawful and resembled an earlier executive order “ordered by a federal judge”.
Mueller withdrew from the company in 2021 after a “long, outstanding career in public service,” said the spokesman. Mueller could not be contacted immediately to comment.
The White House did not answer immediately at the request for comment.
AGS warns against “cooling effect”
The day before, general prosecutors in several democratic states on Wednesday condemned what they called the “cool effect” of Trump's executive orders directed to law firms and is called to accuse federal judges, characterizing ongoing attacks as revenge against political opponents.
In what they called “an open letter to the legal community”, over 20 general lawyers from countries throughout the country and Washington said that the actions “pose a clear threat to our system of justice and our profession.”
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Presidential actions addressed to law firms sought “revenge on ideological differences, punishing companies for the actions of individual lawyers representing clients unfavorable to the president and his supporters” The letter said.
General prosecutors expressed an alarm regarding the decision of the Paul Weiss law firm about negotiating an agreement with Trump, a Republican, in exchange for the withdrawal of an executive order focused on the company.
Paul Weiss agreed to the conditions that included the obligation of the equivalent of $ 40 million in free legal work to support “mutually agreed” administrative projects, such as combating anti -Semitism and supporting veterans.
Chairman Paul Weiss, Brad Karp, defended contracts in messages for his colleagues, claiming that Trump's executive ordinance risked clients by perceiving a law company as a “personality non grata” for administration and “could easily destroy our company.” He said that the Trump administration did not dictate the legal work that the leading company would provide under the contract.
Judge Blasts Administration Trump “Insnuendo”
The executive order against Perkins Coie contained a list of Trump's laundry, in particular related to the company's work regarding the Democrat Hillary Clinton campaign, his election rival in 2016.
Perkins Coie is a challenge in court an order for him.
The US judge refused to leave the same claim on Wednesday after the administration accused her of prejudice.
The US District Judge Beryl Howell said that the search for her appeal was “full of insinuations” and “is not similar to the standard of disqualification.”
The department's notification cited Howell's earlier comments in matters against Trump's supporters arising from January 6, 2021, an attack on the US Capitol and its behavior with disputes related to federal investigations after his first term.
Howell said that the criticism of Trump's administration “reflects the serious misunderstanding of our constitutional order.”
Richard Primus, a professor of constitutional law of the University of Michigan, who previously worked at Jenner & Block, said that Trump's various orders are trying to show that lawyers would suffer if they oppose the president's interests.
“They are partly a program of revenge,” said Primus.
“He does not recognize the category of justified opposition,” he added. “If you are against me, your actions are illegal and you should be rejected, punished and criminalized.”
The Trump's Order addressed to Jenner & Block criticized his legal work supporting the protection of the rights of transgender and immigrants. The Order accused the company of the implementation of “partisan goals”.
One of the company's former partners, Andrew Weissmann, was the main prosecutor of the former special adviser Robert Mueller.
Jenner & Block said on Tuesday that “he would continue all appropriate remedies” to question Trump's order.
Covington & Burling was affected by a narrower order last month, which quoted the representation of Jacek Smith, a special adviser who brought two federal indictments against Trump, and whose decision basically ended in winning the Republican election.
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General prosecutors also condemned Trump's calls, his billionaire supporter Elon Musk and several Republican legislators for accusing federal judges who ruled against administration, and in some cases blocked executive orders.
Trump attacked the US District Judge James Boasberg in Washington, who blocked him before using war rights to deport Venezuelan migrants.
Taskowana ZRUDA created to ensure the safety of judges
Musk conquered judges in over 30 positions on social media from the end of January on his social media website X, calling them “corrupt” or “evil”, and making fun of what he called “tyranny judicial” after the judges blocked the federal measures of the reduction.
Such calls and other critics resulted in the fact that federal judges experienced a alarm violation of safety in response to the growing threats addressed to them.
The federal judiciary in the USA on Wednesday launched a double -sided task -focused group on ensuring further safety and independence of the courts, according to a note checked by Reuters.
While some Trump's allies were openly critical of the judges, conservative lawyers, whom he nominated to the Supreme Court, threatened.
Judge Brett Kavanaugh was the target of the alleged attempt to murder in 2022. Nicholas Rosk, accused, was established at the trial in this case in June.
Also at the beginning of this month the police were called to the house of the sister of Judge Amy Coney Barrett after the threat of the bomb directed the address. Ultimately, no bombs were found.