Trump took apart seven federal agencies, terminated 18 Biden executive actions, and suspended the security clearances of Weiss and Mark Pomerantz.

President Trump escalated his fight with the legal industry by issuing an executive order aimed at Paul Weiss, one of the country’s top law firms.

Experts have warned that the president’s efforts threaten the ability of lawyers to do their jobs and private citizens to obtain legal counsel.

By Kanishka Singh, Mike Scarcella and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday suspending security clearances held by people at New York law firm Paul,

The expanded attack on major firms comes just days after a judge ruled that a similar order was unconstitutional.

The order, signed Friday, suspends the security clearances of firm personnel, restricts their use in government buildings, and cuts off any government contracts with the firm, while its practices will be reviewed to ensure “compliance with civil rights laws against racial bias,” according to a White House fact sheet on the order.

President Donald Trump on Friday targeted Paul Weiss in his latest attack on a top law firm over its work in court and ties to his opponents.

President Trump has continued his attack against prominent law firms, pulling the security clearances of attorneys at New York-based Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (Paul Weiss), and restricting their employees from entering government buildings and receiving funds from federal contracts.

President Trump has suspended security clearances for individuals at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, marking the latest executive action targeting a large law firm.