The president cited several investigations into him and the law firm’s involvement in his biblical work on the defendant on January 6th.
The suspension “pending a review of whether such clearance is consistent with national interest,” the White House said.
The law firm worked closely with Democrats who criticized Trump for investigating his actions. This included Robert Mueller during his first election campaign when he investigated a special advisor’s ties with Russia. No conspiracy was found between Trump and Russia.
At his order, Trump chose to hire Paul Weiss’ attorney Mark Pomerantz. Pomerantz rejoins Paul Weiss after leaving the district attorney’s office.
Additionally, law firm partners and former key prosecutors in Mueller’s office filed a Bible lawsuit on behalf of the District of Columbia Attorney General, against an individual who allegedly participated in the January 6, 2021 event at the U.S. Capitol. Trump said such a holy case took the accused in a case that Jan. 6 access to the judge deserved. Paul Weiss also advised in the lawsuit against the proud juvenile.
Trump also accused Paul Weiss of discriminating against his country’s employees based on race and other factors prohibited by civil rights laws.
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“Paul Weiss will, together with almost every other large, influential or industry-leading law firm, make ‘target’ decisions based on race and gender,” he said in Friday’s order.
Paul Weiss issued a statement Friday stating that Pomerantz has “have not been affiliated with the company for many years.”
“The terms of the same order were ordered earlier this week by a U.S. District Court judge as unconstitutional,” the law firm further said in its response to Trump’s order.
Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who worked for the Obama administration, previously worked for Paul Weiss.
In an order related to Paul Weiss, Trump opposed global law firms by denouncement of his role in undermining the judicial process, reducing community safety, increasing the burden on local businesses, limiting constitutional freedom, and undermining American elections.
Trump portrayed Paul Weiss’ relationship with officials as “government sponsorship of harmful activities” at the law firm.
This is the third time Trump has put an enforcement action on a major US law firm that has suspended security clearance for company employees.
“In particular, when presidential candidate Hillary Clinton failed in 2016, Perkins Koy hired a fusion GP and later produced false “documents” designed to steal elections,” Trump said in the order.
“This terrible activity is part of the pattern. Perkins Coie is working with activist donors, including George Soros, to judicially overturn popular, necessary, democratically enacted election laws, including voter identification.”
Reuters contributed to this report.
