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

President Trump ratcheted up his fight with the legal industry, aiming an executive order at Paul Weiss, one of the country’s top law firms.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday suspending security clearances held by people at New York law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. "Today, President Donald J.

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

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

Donald Trump's attack on perceived enemies continues apace, with the 45th and 47th president issuing an executive order railing against a law firm linked to former special counsel Robert Mueller. The post ‘Suspend any active security clearances’: Trump targets Robert Mueller-linked law firm in latest executive order aimed at perceived enemies first appeared on Law & Crime.

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.