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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending the security clearances of individuals at New York law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, pending a review of their consistency with national interest.