Feds have subpoenaed that law firms that caved to them at start of term

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2. I read something about this earlier but I just woke up

It has something to do with the law firms being subpoenaed by someone else first regarding their communications with the White House. So Blanche is subpoenaing them to try to find out what they have. Something like that.

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Trump Administration Subpoenas Law Firms, Escalating Pressure Campaign

The uneasy truce between the administration and the law firms it cut deals with last year has erupted into a pitched legal battle behind closed doors.

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The demands have caught the firms flat-footed, unsure of how to respond. Faced with that uncertainty, they have hired high-powered Washington lawyers to represent them as they gear up to face the Justice Department.

The tensions have arisen from a lawsuit brought in June by the American Bar Association that sought to stop Mr. Trump’s campaign to punish law firms. As part of that suit, the association has asked a federal judge to order the White House to hand over internal documents and communications between Mr. Epshteyn, Mr. Trump’s ally, Stephen K. Bannon, and the White House about the agreements.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/us/politics/trump-subpoenas-law-firms-epshteyn-aba.html