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4. Trump revokes security clearance for Perkins Coie: 'An absolute honor'

Trump signed an executive order Thursday revoking security clearances for employees at Perkins Coie, a major law firm that did work for Democrats during the 2016 campaign and has been linked to the Steele dossier, which formed the basis of the "Russiagate" conspiracy theory that hampered his first term.

???? NEW: President Donald J. Trump signs an executive order suspending the security clearances for employees at Perkins Coie — which played a key role in the Russia hoax.

"This is an absolute honor to sign." pic.twitter.com/0twjGR6lwO

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The executive order mandates that the attorney general and director of national intelligence "immediately take steps consistent with applicable law to suspend any active security clearances held by individuals at Perkins Coie, pending a review of whether such clearances are consistent with the national interest."

The dossier's more sensational allegations against Trump, which included a coordinated "quid pro quo" deal with Russia as well as a tape involving urine and prostitutes, were unproven, according to the Mueller report of 2019.

Marc Elias and Michael Sussmann, the lawyers with Perkins Coie who worked on the case, are no longer with the law firm.

"This is an absolute honor to sign," Trump said as he signed the order. "What they've done is just terrible. It's weaponization, you could say weaponization against a political opponent, and it should never be allowed to happen again."

A spokesperson for the law firm said the order "is patently unlawful, and we intend to challenge it," according to The Hill.