Stakes Are High:' Big Law Alerts Clients on Trump's Domestic Terrorism Order
By Jacob Knutson
October 3, 2025
Some of the largest law firms in the U.S. are telling clients to prepare for possible politically motivated governmental probes stemming from President Donald Trump’s new national security directive on domestic terrorism.
Several firms warned that though the Trump administration claims the directive is meant to curb political violence, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and other federal agencies may wield it against left-leaning nonprofit organizations who hold ideological beliefs and fund progressive political activity the president and his allies oppose.
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Trump’s memo, formally named National Security Presidential Memorandum-7 (NSPM-7), directed law enforcement and regulatory agencies to “investigate and disrupt networks, entities, and organizations” that, according to the president, are responsible for encouraging acts of political violence.
Trump signed NSPM-7 after he, Vice President JD Vance and other senior White House officials vowed to destroy progressive nonprofits that they alleged, without evidence, fund and promote political violence and terrorism in the country.
https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/law-firms-alert-trump-domestic-terrorism-order/