I woke up on Saturday morning to a flood of texts and emails. Overnight, the White House had issued a memorandum directing the Attorney General to seek sanctions against lawyers challenging the administration in court.
The memo begins: “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.” And it only gets worse from there.
As has often been the case recently, the memo goes out of its way to attack me by name. In fact, the entire second paragraph is a long-winded screed against me, accusing me — among other things — of “grossly unethical misconduct.” I wear Donald Trump’s scorn like a badge of honor.
The accompanying fact sheet states that the memo aims to “hold attorneys and law firms accountable for unethical conduct when litigating against the federal government or pursuing baseless partisan attacks.” Unsurprisingly, it specifically calls out litigation that “threatens [...] election integrity.”
The memo’s message is clear…
