The retaliatory aim of the Order is intentionally obvious to the general public and the press because the very goal is to chill future lawyers from representing particular clients,” the suit

Law firm Perkins Coie has launched a suit to challenge President Trump’s stripping of security clearances for lawyers at the firm, saying it was targeted due to its past work for Democrats. Perkins Coie,

President Donald Trump wielded his executive authority Thursday, signing an order to suspend security clearances for employees of Perkins Coie, a prominent law firm tied to the controversial Steele dossier that alleged ties between Trump and Russia during the 2016 election.