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Judge Questions President Trump’s Order Targeting Law Firm, Lawsuit Incoming


Right this way into the trap…

A federal judge is questioning President Trump’s move to strip clearances from Perkins Coie.

Judge Beryl Howell pushed back hard on the DOJ’s arguments in court Wednesday.

She signaled she may block the executive order for good.

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She wants to know why law firms can’t have DEI politics?

Tsk, tsk.

All these anti-Trump judges are, on their own accord, outing themselves.

In other words, they’re taking the bait as they fall into the trap.

And now Trump is suing the law firm of Perkins Coie.

Guess what judge is assigned to this case?

Judge Beryl Howell.

Now they all have targets on them, since they’ve exposed themselves as traitors.

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AP News reports:

A federal judge expressed deep skepticism Wednesday over a President Donald Trump executive order targeting a prominent law firm, signaling that she was inclined to grant a request to permanently block its enforcement.

U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell grilled a Justice Department lawyer over the government’s plans to suspend security clearances from lawyers at the firm of Perkins Coie and pressed him to explain why the Trump administration was forcing law firms to disavow the use of diversity, equity and inclusion considerations in its hiring practices.

“Why does the administration view those three words as dirty?” Howell asked.

Justice Department attorney Richard Lawson said the government remains concerned about what it considers the “unlawful” evaluation by law firms of applicants based on of “race, sex and ethnic based issues unrelated to them as individuals.”

At issue Wednesday were requests from two law firms — Perkins Coie and WilmerHale — to permanently halt executive orders imposed against them last month. Judges last month temporarily blocked enforcement of key provisions of both orders, but the firms are asking for the edicts to be struck down in their entirety and for judges to issue rulings in their favor. Another firm, Jenner & Block, is expected to make similar arguments next week.

There’s just something about those Obama appointees.

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