The president is politically targeting those he says politically targeted him.
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Misuseofgovernmentpowerbypoliticianstopunishtheirenemiesisanoldstory.TheBidenadministrationinfamouslyleanedonsocialmediacompaniestosuppressvoicescriticaloftheWhiteHouseanditspolicies.NewYorkusedexplicitthreatsofregulatoryinterventiontobullybanksandinsurancecompaniesintodenyingservicestotheNRAandothergunrightsadvocates.AndnowPresidentDonaldTrumphasturnedhisdisputeswithleft-leaninglawfirmsintoanexcusetorevoketheirsecurityclearancesandsubjectthemtoinvestigation.It’spartofacontinuinganddangerouspatternofgovernmentofficialsabusingpowertopenalizeopponents’opinionsandactivities.
TrumpCallsOutOpposingLawFirmsInseparateMarchexecutiveorders,Trumpcalledoutmultiplelawfirmswhohaddrawnhiswrath:PerkinsCoieLLPfor,inpart,hiring“FusionGPS,whichthenmanufacturedafalse‘dossier’designedtostealanelection”andforworkingwith“activistdonorsincludingGeorgeSorostojudiciallyoverturnpopular,necessary,
