Legal experts and former Justice Department officials told NBC News that President Donald Trump’s recent memo authorizing the attorney general.
And homeland security secretary to punish law firms that file lawsuits they consider “frivolous” is a significant step in his growing attack on law firms.
Attorney General Pam Bondi was also directed by the presidential memorandum, “Preventing Abuse of the Legal System and the Federal Court,”
To suggest canceling federal contracts for law firms or rescinding security clearances for attorneys whose lawsuits against the administration she deems “unreasonable” or “vexatious.”
The memo was released on Saturday in response to executive orders against three firms: Paul Weiss, where a former firm partner, Mark Pomerantz,
Attempted to construct a criminal case against Trump while he was employed at the Manhattan district attorney’s office several years ago;
