Trump targets another law firm that once employed ‘Mueller’s pit bull’

A new executive order from President Donald Trump fires a shot across the bow of law firm Jenner & Block that once employed the man dubbed “Meuller’s pit bull.”

MSNBC legal analyst Andrew Weissmann was a member of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team during the “Russiagate” scandal that turned out to be little more than a nothingburger. Jenner & Block had previously employed Weissmann following the “partisan prosecution” of the investigation, at the end of which Mueller was forced to admit there is no evidence of collusion between Russia and Trump.

The order aims to suspend any security clearances held by Jenner employees “consistent with applicable law” and examine “all Government goods, property, material, and services, including Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities, provided for the benefit of Jenner” and to “expeditiously cease such provision” as permitted by law.

Additionally, any agencies contracted by the federal government will also have to disclose any “business they do with Jenner and whether that business is related to the subject of the Government contract.” Heads of federal agencies will have to examine any contracts they have with the law firm or other companies who disclose doing business with them and can terminate those contracts “to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.”

In the order, Trump accused the firm of abandoning “the profession’s highest ideals.”

“Jenner & Block LLP (Jenner) is yet another law firm that has abandoned the profession’s highest ideals, condoned partisan ‘lawfare,’ and abused its pro bono practice to engage in activities that undermine justice and the interests of the United States,” the order reads. For example, Jenner engages in obvious partisan representations to achieve political ends, supports attacks against women and children based on a refusal to accept the biological reality of sex, and backs the obstruction of efforts to prevent illegal aliens from committing horrific crimes and trafficking deadly drugs within our borders. Moreover, Jenner discriminates against its employees based on race and other categories prohibited by civil rights laws, including through the use of race-based ‘targets.’”

“In addition, Jenner was “thrilled” to re-hire the unethical Andrew Weissmann after his time engaging in partisan prosecution as part of Robert Mueller’s entirely unjustified investigation. Andrew Weissmann’s career has been rooted in weaponized government and abuse of power, including devastating tens of thousands of American families who worked for the now-defunct Arthur Andersen LLP, only to have his unlawfully aggressive prosecution overturned by the Supreme Court. The numerous reports of Weissmann’s dishonesty, including pursuit of nonexistent crimes, bribery to foreign nationals, and overt demand that the Federal Government pursue a political agenda against me, is a concerning indictment of Jenner’s values and priorities,” it continues.

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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to BizPac Review.

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