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Law-firm restrictions directed

Assess the law firm through its clients and clearances

The dispute with the lawyers has reached the federal contracting checklist.

Executive owner
Donald J. Trump / Justice Department / Office of Management and Budget
Status
Law-firm restrictions directed
Due
Clearance, contracting and access reviews
Paying for it
Federal contracting offices, the firm and its clients

Entered in the archive 2026-10-16.

ACTIVITY

Record date
EO
Executive OfficeArchive note

Contracting requested disclosures about business with the firm.

DJT
Donald J. TrumpBoard review

I know this Firm, very strong Opinions!

EO
Executive OfficeArchive note

Security began a clearance review.

DJT
Donald J. TrumpBoard review

They like looking at MY Business, now somebody looks at their Business, suddenly a terrible thing to look at Business..... interesting standard they've developed.

EO
Executive OfficeArchive note

The client questionnaire now includes a question about the client's lawyers.

DJT
Donald J. TrumpBoard review

Let the Lawyers explain the Lawyer-ing.

SUGGESTED NEXT STEP

Record the allegation separately from any finding on it.

PUBLIC RECORD

Executive Order 14230, signed March 6, 2025: Directed restrictions and reviews involving Perkins Coie security clearances, government contracts, and access. These were presidential directives and allegations about the firm, not a judicial finding that the firm had committed wrongdoing.

Federal Register · Executive Order 14230 · 2025-03-11 ↗