Trump Targets Law Firms With New Sanctions, Escalates Legal Warfare Amidst Growing Opposition
WASHINGTON — In a significant move that intensifies his ongoing conflicts with the legal community, President Donald Trump has issued a directive authorizing top government officials to impose sanctions on law firms pursuing what the administration views as baseless legal actions. Legal scholars have described this development as an unprecedented manipulation of executive power aimed at stifling dissent. The memorandum, titled “Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court,” instructs Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security to counteract law firms engaged in legal actions perceived as frivolous against the Trump … Read more