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* Executive Order: Trump revoked security clearances and federal contracts for law firm Perkins Coie on March 6. * Motive: The directive targets the firm's 2016 representation of Hillary Clinton and ties to the Trump-Russia probe. * Pattern: Follows a late-February order targeting Covington & Burling over its association with Special
* ABA Condemnation: The American Bar Association (ABA) formally criticized the administration's systematic intimidation of judges and lawyers, warning of severe threats to judicial independence and the separation of powers. * Judicial Interference: The administration is utilizing baseless corruption accusations and impeachment demands to influence court rulings and foster political
For European counsel, the episode offers a stark, transatlantic illustration of how legal institutions—long assumed to be neutral instruments of justice—can become entangled in political retribution, in particular in a country that has long praised itself as a bastion of freedom.