President Trump has directed the U.S. Attorney General to pursue penalties against law firms and lawyers who propose “frivolous” lawsuits against the government.
Trump pointed to civil procedures rules prohibiting lawyers from staying, saying that it would “harass” or “causing unnecessary delays” legal applications, and asked 59-year-old Bondy to recommend additional measures he could take to fight back.
“Too many lawyers and law firms have long ignored these requirements when pursuing litigation or baseless partisan attacks against the federal government,” Trump said. Presidential Memorandum The White House was released on Saturday.
“I here direct the Attorney General to seek sanctions against lawyers and law firms engaged in frivolous, irrational and troublesome cases against the United States.”
The Trump administration has filed more than 100 lawsuits since late January.
In last month alone, the court imposed 15 injunctions on the president's actions, dramatically outpacing the judicial obstacles faced by former presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
This includes injunctions against Trump's executive order to abolish birthright citizenship, and the bloc on the president's use of wartime power forced a gang rape in Venezuela.
Trump's legal team petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene during the lawsuit and boost his ability to slap a potentially lower court injunction for his actions.
The 47th President's order against Bondi requires that she evaluate the lawsuit against the government that returned eight years ago.
He called on the AG to recommend other potential remedies, such as “reevaluating security clearances” and blocking government contracts with law firms.
One example Trump's memorandum cited was the push by the founder of Elias Law Group LLP to a Clinton campaign solicitation for exposed Steele documents.
“Law firms and individual lawyers have a great power and obligation to serve the rule of law, justice and order,” Trump added in the memo.
During his second term, Trump has worked to crack down on left-handed law firms and businesses that ranked him in the past.
Paul Weiss, a top law firm that recently worked for democratic clients, agreed to provide the Trump administration with $40 million worth of free services to overcome an executive order that restricts clients from representing their clients in front of the federal government.
Trump's order would have imposed restrictions on access to company security clearances. In particular, Paul Wyss provided legal support for criminal cases against Trump.
Another target of that executive order, Powerhouse Democratic Aly Firm Perkins Coie, recently won a temporary restraining order against Trump's executive order that would either enter government buildings or hamper his lawyers from engaging with federal agencies.
Perkins Koy played a key role in Steel Dejar crafting during the 2016 campaign by funding opposition research against Trump.
