Many big corporate law firms are declining to help with public criticism and legal opposition to the second Trump administration, in the wake of executive orders punishing law firms with Democratic ties.

The orders also may represent exceptional acts of retribution against lawyers who have crossed him in the past, they said.

Perkins Coie represented Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 presidential race.

The order against the firm, which did work for Democrats during the 2016 campaign, represents an escalation of efforts to punish groups the president sees as aiding his enemies.

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order targeting Perkins Coie, a prominent Seattle-based law firm that regularly represents Democratic and liberal groups.

President Donald Trump says he is suspending the security clearances of attorneys at a prominent law firm involved in launching since-discredited opposition research during the 2016 presidential campaign into any ties between the Republican candidate and Russia.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order suspending security clearances for employees of law firm Perkins Coie and targeting the firm's business with federal contractors, citing its diversity practices and political activities.

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to suspend security clearances for Perkins Coie lawyers, as he continues to retaliate against law firms connected to his political opponents.

Michael Steele, Host of “The Weekend” on MSNBC, and Kristy Greenberg, Former SDNY Criminal Division Deputy Chief join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to the stunning Executive Order put into motion by the Trump Administration targeting Perkins Coie,

The dishonest and dangerous activity of the law firm Perkins Coie has affected this country for decades,” the order reads, later accusing it of “undermining democratic elec

In a dramatic escalation of his lawlessness, President Trump issued a new executive order targeting the Seattle-based international law firm Perkins Coie in an act of retribution for what he labeled its “dishonest and dangerous activity.