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Democratic members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are launching an investigation into the deals several law firms made with President Trump to avoid being targeted by executive orders.
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Washington, D.C. -- Democratic lawmakers sent a series of letters early Thursday morning to nine separate law firms that have struck agreements this spring with the Trump administration, questioning whether the deals for pro bono work in exchange for the reversal of executive orders issued by President Donald Trump or to avoid being targeted in future missives may violate federal bribery, extortion, honest services fraud or racketeering laws.
More than a dozen Democratic members of Congress have sent letters to nine major law firms who struck deals with the Trump administration, demanding further details on their agreements.
The lawmakers want more answers, as they say the deals, "pose a serious threat to the integrity and independence of our judicial system and the administration of justice," according to a statement from the office of Democratic U.S. Representative April McClain Delaney of Maryland.
Democratic legislators have warned top law firms that the deals they have struck with US President Donald Trump to avoid being targeted by punitive executive orders may violate federal and state laws.
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Los legisladores demócratas han advertido a las firmas de abogados que los acuerdos que han alcanzado con el presidente de los Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, para evitar ser atacados por órdenes ejecutivas punitivas pueden violar las leyes federales y estatales.
More Democratic lawmakers sent letters on Thursday to the nine law firms that have reached deals with Trump, questioning their motivations for entering into the deals and urging the firms to disavow the agreements.
A group of Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers from nine major law firms that struck deals with Donald Trump’s administration to avoid being targeted by the president’s fury.
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