Trump’s Executive Order Targeting Perkins Coie Must Be Condemned

Every fiber in my being makes me want to ignore the Perkins Coie story.

It stems from a March 6 executive order, in which President Trump condemned and sought to punish the law firm that prominently represented the Democratic Party, the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign, and others implicated in the plot to frame Trump as a clandestine agent of Russia. Two top lawyers deeply involved in that scheme are no longer at the firm, which Trump is evidently trying to put out of business. The Seattle-based organization employs 3,700 people: 1,200 lawyers and the rest support staff, almost none of whom had anything to do with Russiagate.

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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Every fiber in my being makes me want to ignore the Perkins Coie story.

It stems from a March 6 executive order, in which President Trump condemned and sought to punish the law firm that prominently represented the Democratic Party, the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign, and others implicated in the plot to frame Trump as a clandestine agent of Russia. Two top lawyers deeply involved in that scheme are no longer at the firm, which Trump is evidently trying to put out of business. The Seattle-based organization employs 3,700 people: 1,200 lawyers and the rest support staff, almost none of whom had anything to do with Russiagate.

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.