U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 26, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
President Donald Trump took aim at yet another prominent law firm on Thursday, signing an executive order to go after WilmerHale over its ties to former special counsel Robert Mueller, who investigated Russian efforts to meddle in the 2016 election.
Trump directed agencies to strip the firm of its security clearances and restrict its access to federal buildings, The Wall Street Journal reported. The order also revoked government contracts from companies it represents.
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Notably, the order specifically flagged the firm's ties to Mueller, who worked at the firm for three years in the 1990s, then again in 2014 as a partner.
“Mueller’s investigation epitomizes the weaponization of government,” the executive order said, according to the report.
Trump vowed retribution against his perceived enemies on the campaign trail and has long declared the Russian meddling investigation a "hoax."