"He's one of scores of lawyers the Trump administration has named in executive actions, joining a list that includes big law firms and attorneys who worked for people Trump considers his opponents. There's no shortage of reasons why Donald Trump would hate Elias and want to shut him down: Elias has for decades represented high-profile Democrats, including the presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris, and prominent liberal groups, including the Democratic National Committee."
"He hired the research group that investigated Trump's ties to Russia in 2016, eventually becoming the Steele dossier. He specializes in election law and won 64 of the 65 cases he worked on in response to Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. In one presidential memo, the Trump administration listed examples of grossly unethical misconduct by lawyers, singling out Elias for his involvement in the Steele dossier."
Marc Elias has been targeted repeatedly by the Trump administration through executive actions and presidential memos. He represented prominent Democrats and liberal groups, including the presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris and the Democratic National Committee. He hired the research group that produced the Steele dossier and specializes in election law, winning 64 of 65 cases related to challenges to the 2020 election. The Trump administration singled him out for alleged unethical misconduct related to the dossier and cited his former firm, Perkins Coie, in a separate presidential action. Trump publicly denounced Elias and directed reviews of attorneys' conduct in federal litigation.
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