U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday suspending security clearances for lawyers and other employees at New York law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, and restricting their access to federal buildings and officials.

President Donald Trump intensified his war on adversaries Friday, issuing an executive order branding the prominent law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP a “national security threat.” Titled “Addressing Risks from Paul Weiss,

President Donald Trump issued an executive order targeting law firm Paul Weiss' contracts, citing its past hire of an ex-prosecutor critical of Trump.