The president of Elias Law Group retaliated to Donald Trump after being appointed in a memo of the Friday white house which degenerated the Administration attacks against the Great Act.
The law firm, founded and chaired by lawyer for Democrats Marc Elias, said in a statement on Saturday that there would be “no negotiation” with the White House on the customers he represents or the proceedings it brings on their behalf.
The White House note said that companies affiliated with “frivolous” prosecution against its administration could be targeted for punitive management actions, such as the re -evaluation of security authorizations.
The presidential memo said that Elias was “deeply involved in the creation of a false” file “by a foreign national designed to provide a fraudulent base to the application of federal laws to investigate a presidential candidate in order to modify the outcome of the presidential election”.
The memo also alleged that Elias “intentionally sought to hide the role of his client – the missing presidential candidate Hillary Clinton – in the file”.
Elias Law Group’s declaration, released on behalf of its president, said that Trump “tries to dismantle the Constitution and attack the rule of law in his obsessive pursuit of remuneration against his political opponents”.
“Today’s memo of the White House targets not only me and my law firm, but all lawyers and law firms who dare to challenge its assault against the rule of law,” said Elias.
“The goal of President Trump is clear,” he added. “He wants lawyers and law firms to capitulate and curl up until there is no one left to oppose his administration in court.”
Trump vs Big Law
Trump’s memo, entitled “Prevention of the abuse of the legal system and the Federal Court”, was issued to the Attorney General Pam Bondi Friday and published on Saturday by the White House.
He caused a non -profit organization for non -profit, including aclu and democracy.
Cecillia Wang, National Legal Director of American Civil Liberties Union, said in a Saturday statement That Trump’s actions were a “frightening and unprecedented attack against the foundations of freedom and democracy” and another stage “towards the dismantling of the rule of law of our nation”.
Wang said Trump is trying to “silence those who embody the mission and the ideals of the legal profession”, including Elias.
Skye Perryman, president and chief executive officer of Democracy Forward, published a statement To say: “The threats in progress for the legal profession and the rule of law of the president are intended to intimidate and to inspire fear, but they should rather inspire measures.”
Elias is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Democracy.
Trump has targeted Big Law in recent weeks, distinguishing companies like Paul Weiss, Perkins Coie and Covington & Burling to revoke the authorizations of their workers.
Trump abandoned his decree against Paul Weiss on Thursday after having declared that the law firm agreed that he “would not adopt, would not use or pursue any policy.”
However, an internal version of the agreement sent to the staff of Paul Weiss, obtained by Business Insider, omits the language on dei It was in Trump’s post.
Taylor Rogers, the According to the assistant press secretary of the White House, in a statement sent by email to Bi “President Trump keeps his promise to ensure that the justice system is no longer armed against the American people.”
Rogers added that “only Trump’s remuneration is success and historical achievements for the American people”.