U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order suspending security clearances for employees of law firm Perkins Coie and targeting the firm's business with federal contractors, citing its diversity practices and political activities.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday targeting Perkins Coie, just a week after a similar memo attacking Covingtonn & Burling. The action appears to be in response to Perkins Coie’s enlisting Fusion GPS,

President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting the prominent law firm Perkins Coie has rattled the legal community in Portland and beyond.

The dishonest and dangerous activity of the law firm Perkins Coie has affected this country for decades,” the order reads, accusing the firm of “undermining democratic elec