Trump targets more law firms

President Trump tightened the screws on the law firm Susman Godfrey LLP for actions the administration deemed to be against the government.

The Houston-based firm represented electronic voting machine maker Dominion Voting Systems in a lawsuit against Fox News arising from Mr. Trump’s claims that the 2020 election was rigged against him. Fox News settled the suit in 2023 by agreeing to pay $787.5 million.

Susman Godfrey is also representing another law firm targeted by Mr. Trump in a lawsuit against the administration seeking to restore its security clearance.

Mr. Trump said there are “another five” law firms that the administration has its sights set on.

“This firm is very involved in the election misconduct,” White House adviser Stephen Miller said as the president signed the order.

There have been executive orders targeting four other law firms, cutting off their access to federal buildings and websites, and ending their security clearances and any federal contracts.

Three of the firms Mr. Trump has targeted – Perkins Coie, WilmerHale and Jenner & Block – sued the administration and won preliminary rulings declaring the executive orders revoking their security clearances and barring them from federal contracts were unconstitutional.

A fourth firm, Paul Weiss, reached a deal with Trump to rescind the order against it. Three additional firms, Milbank, Skadden Arps and Wikile Farr, made deals with Mr. Trump to cut off any orders aimed at them.

Under the deals, the firms will donate millions of dollars in free legal work to causes approved by the Trump administration and agreed to represent clients regardless of political ideology.

Mr. Trump said Monday that other firms are seeking similar deals.