Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday punishing the law firm that helped Dominion Voting Systems obtain a $787.5m settlement from Fox for lies about the 2020 election.
The order against the firm, Susman Godfrey, marks the latest effort by the president to punish attorneys and firms who have opposed his interests.
The order seeks to harm the firm by limiting its attorneys from accessing government buildings, revoking security clearances and essentially making it impossible for it to represent anyone who has business before the federal government.
Trump is overplaying his hand, IMO. Going after 2 law firms for things specifically related to him was probably pretty effective, but going after 6+ firms just encourages them to band together. Also, while some firms could have avoided pursuing Trump, it’s not practical to avoid any organization that Trump might like.
TL;DR: If I’m a law firm, at this point I’m thinking that it’s only a matter of time until Trump goes after me, so there’s no point in trying to avoid it.
Unfortunately, with all the capitulations that happened, I find it more likely that other firms will preemptively try to get in his good graces or at least keep a low profile if they haven’t already represented an enemy of Trump.