Trump Asks Bondi to Scrutinize Lawyers Who Fight US in Courts

President Donald Trump intensified his scrutiny of the American legal system by directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to “review conduct” by lawyers and firms who engage in “frivolous, unreasonable, and vexatious litigation” against the US.

“Accountability is especially important when misconduct by lawyers and law firms threatens our national security, homeland security, public safety, or election integrity,” Trump wrote in a memorandum released late Friday.

Pam Bondi

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He said Bondi’s review of litigation against the government should extend over the past eight years to the start of his first administration.

He singled out immigration cases, accusing lawyers representing migrants of coaching ...