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Trump signs retaliatory executive order against Susman Godfrey law firm
Trump signed an EO against Susman Godfrey, which won a $787.5M settlement from Fox News on behalf of Dominion Voting Systems in the 2020 election defamation case. A court issued a TRO blocking implementation. The order marked the fifth law firm targeted by Trump retaliatory EOs in 2025 and drew immediate legal challenges.