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Trump targets Houston-based law firm that settled Fox News defamation lawsuit
Houston Public Media ^ | April 10, 2025 | Sarah Grunau

Posted on 04/10/2025 4:47:17 PM PDT by crusty old prospector

The order directs government agencies to terminate contracts with the law firm that “engages in activities detrimental to critical American interests.” It also suspends Susman Godfrey employees from receiving security clearances to government buildings and directs agencies to refrain from hiring employees of the firm.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order targeting Houston-based Susman Godfrey, a law firm that led defamation lawsuits against Fox News and MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, an avid election denier. The order directs government agencies to terminate contracts with the law firm that “engages in activities detrimental to critical American interests.” It also suspends Susman Godfrey employees from receiving security clearances to government buildings and directs agencies to refrain from hiring employees of the firm.

“Susman spearheads efforts to weaponize the American legal system and degrade the quality of American elections,” according to the order. “Susman also funds groups that engage in dangerous efforts to undermine the effectiveness of the United States military through the injection of political and radical ideology, and it supports efforts to discriminate on the basis of race.”

Susman Godfrey in 2021 represented Dominion Voting Systems in filing a defamation lawsuit against Fox News, which attorneys argued falsely published theories about the company’s voting machines and a rigged 2020 election. The news giant agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787 million in a settlement. Lindell was also at the center of a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit led by the firm for falsely accusing the voting systems company of rigging the election.

In the Wednesday executive order, Trump said that he determined action was necessary to address the company’s “significant risks, egregious conduct and conflicts of interest.” “Those who engage in blatant discrimination and other activities inconsistent with the interests of the United States should not have access to our Nation’s secrets nor be deemed responsible stewards of any Federal funds,” according to the order.

In a statement to Houston Public Media, the law firm called the order unconstitutional. "Anyone who knows Susman Godfrey knows we believe in the rule of law, and we take seriously our duty to uphold it,” according to the statement. “This principle guides us now. There is no question that we will fight this unconstitutional order."


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Society
KEYWORDS: mypillow; trump
Poor Mike Lindell. Deep Stated.
1 posted on 04/10/2025 4:47:17 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: crusty old prospector

They like the word “falsely”. How do they know?

Another 2020 cover up.


2 posted on 04/10/2025 4:50:47 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: crusty old prospector

Mike Lindell is a true patriot.
Avid election denier is hate speech.
Shame on you truth denier your day os coming


3 posted on 04/10/2025 4:55:46 PM PDT by Recompennation
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To: crusty old prospector

I have zero doubt Susman is dirty.


4 posted on 04/10/2025 4:58:31 PM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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To: Recompennation

I miss him in my medicine cabinet.


5 posted on 04/10/2025 4:59:44 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Long live The Great MAGA Kangz!)
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To: HYPOCRACY

Don’t have a medicine cabinet, but still miss Lindell.


6 posted on 04/10/2025 5:06:31 PM PDT by milagro (There is no peace in appeasement! Thereon)
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To: crusty old prospector

please Mr President, you have to stop! I can’t take all this winning!
J/K, this is glorious. Hit these bastards right in the pocket book for what they’ve done to our Republic.


7 posted on 04/10/2025 5:12:13 PM PDT by Jeff Vader
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To: HYPOCRACY

I still order from Mike online. I give the big box store the likes of bbab nothing but the finger.
I give ‘my pillow’ gifts to all with the Mike’s gift certificates going exclusively to my liberal/ democrat familiars. These Christmas gifts keep giving and this year more especially being the best in a long time 2024, DJT MAGA.
Mike Lindell deserves justice. Fix 2020


8 posted on 04/10/2025 5:24:20 PM PDT by Recompennation
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To: crusty old prospector

I looked in my pocket Constitution book. I couldn’t find anything in there that every attorney has a right to be given government business. And I also didn’t see any clauses in their involving Susman Godfrey either.

I can look again, but I didn’t see anything.


9 posted on 04/10/2025 5:40:46 PM PDT by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2025... RETURN OF THE JEDI...)
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To: crusty old prospector

The slander lawsuits are ridiculous. What are the damages? Did any jurisdiction remove the machines based on claims made by people or news organizations? There was no real discovery allowed. Depending on the machine type, experts have shown some of them can be hacked and tinkered with and reprogrammed. They can display candidate A and print you a receipt that says candidate A but the database will record candidate B. No way to prove it either way. It can be programmed to auto populate ballots for people who didn’t show up. So much nonsense. Imo the burden of proof is on these companies to show Americans they are 100% secure and 100% monitored and transparent. And frankly as far as tech goes they are outmoded. Blockchain would be more secure. As would old fashioned hand counts. There is no reason California and Arizona requires 8 weeks if these machines are so great. It’s all gaslighting as far as I’m concerned.


10 posted on 04/10/2025 6:02:14 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: DesertRhino

No, I think we are good here.


11 posted on 04/10/2025 6:05:57 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: Recompennation

(Mike Lindell is a true patriot)

I agree. Perhaps naive but I
believe that Mike is basically
a good guy and a decent Christian
at heart.


12 posted on 04/10/2025 6:12:20 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Fledermaus
They like the word “falsely”.

The amount of Astroturf, innuendo, gaslight, projection, disinformation and lies an article contains is directly proportional to the number of gratuitous adjectives it employs.

13 posted on 04/10/2025 6:19:36 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of anger, hate and violence.)
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To: SaveFerris

Good pillows. I bought the Giza sheets. Really nice.


14 posted on 04/10/2025 6:55:08 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: Fledermaus

👍👍👍


15 posted on 04/10/2025 7:28:01 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Fledermaus; SaveFerris
I bought the Giza sheets. Really nice.

They are. They're like sleeping on whipped cream.

16 posted on 04/10/2025 7:29:23 PM PDT by thecodont
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To: thecodont

WOW

PRAY 🙏🙏🙏 for Mike Lindell

God bless him

🛐🛐🛐🛐🛐🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏✝️✝️✝️✝️


17 posted on 04/10/2025 7:33:41 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: crusty old prospector

There is more going on behind the scenes eyes here than meets the eye.


18 posted on 04/10/2025 7:34:40 PM PDT by circlecity
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To: crusty old prospector

SEEMS EVERYONE & THEIR MOTHER HAS A “SECURITY CLEARANCE”


19 posted on 04/10/2025 7:47:45 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: ridesthemiles

I have noticed that as well. I have mine. What about you?


20 posted on 04/10/2025 8:03:02 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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