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

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,

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

For the third time in four weeks, President Trump has pulled the security clearances for a high-powered law firm and restricted their employees from entering government buildings and receiving federal contracts.

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.

Photo: President Donald Trump speaks at the Justice Department in Washington, Friday, March 14, 2025. (Pool via AP)

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

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