President Trump stripped Perkins Coie of access to federal buildings and personnel, citing its work for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign. The firm hired Williams & Connolly, which is skilled in fighting the government,

U.S. law firm Perkins Coie has hired outside lawyers from Williams & Connolly in response to President Donald Trump's executive order last week punishing the firm over its prior work for Hillary Clinton and its internal policies promoting diversity and inclusion.

President Donald Trump ordered his administration to take action against a top law firm linked to the infamous Steele Dossier, a now-discredited intelligence report alleging then-candidate Trump colluded with Russia during the 2016 presidential election.

The two firms targeted by the Republican president have represented Trump adversaries. Perkins Coie represented the campaign of 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinto

Former President Trump said during an interview Sunday with FNC's Maria Bartiromo that his executive order stripping security clearance and government contracts from Perkins Coie, a DNC-aligned law firm that worked with the Clinton campaign on the Steele dossier,

President Donald Trump’s strike this week against a Democratic-linked law firm came years after it faced allegations of aiding unethical and, in some cases, illegal efforts to weaponize the Justice Department against Trump.