President Donald Trump has issued a memo authorizing the attorney general and secretary of Homeland Security to seek sanctions against legal firms that file lawsuits against the administration that they deem “frivolous,” sparking ire from civil rights groups.
“Lawyers and law firms that engage in actions that violate the laws of the United States or rules governing attorney conduct must be efficiently and effectively held accountable,” Trump wrote in the memo, which was released Saturday.
He listed multiple lawsuits filed against the Trump administration that he claims were “fraudulent” and quotes in part Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11, which “prohibits attorneys from engaging in certain unethical conduct in Federal courts,” such as presenting legal filings “for improper purpose” and other issues.
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