US president reverses threat to suspend security clearances and cancel federal contracts after meeting with chair of Paul, Weiss<\/p>\n
Donald Trump rescinded an executive order targeting a prominent Democratic-leaning law firm after it agreed to provide $40m in free legal services to support his administration\u2019s goals.<\/p>\n
The White House has targeted law firms whose lawyers have provided legal work that Trump disagrees with. Last week, he issued an order threatening to suspend active security clearances of attorneys at Paul, Weiss and to terminate any federal contracts the firm has.<\/p>\n
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