In a new executive action released Friday night, President Donald Trump issued a memorandum targeting unethical conduct by attorneys and law firms who play dirty in the political arena. He specifically highlighted the actions of Marc Elias, founder and chair of Elias Law Group LLP.
Elias is one of the more prominent attorneys in Washington, DC who helps shape dark-money influence in the nation’s capital and in the states, including Alaska.
The memorandum references Elias’s involvement in the 2016 presidential election, alleging that he played a pivotal role in commissioning the Steele Dossier by a foreign national, intended to provide a basis for federal law enforcement to investigate a Trump, who was a candidate for president then, and potentially influence the election’s outcome. Trump asserts that Elias sought to conceal the involvement of his client, Hillary Clinton, in the dossier’s creation. Clinton was the Democratic Party’s candidate for president.
Elias, through his work with the Elias Law Group and previously with Perkins Coie (already sanctioned by Trump), has a long history of engaging in election-related litigation across the country. He is deeply involved with Arabella Advisers, a dark-money network that has created a funding pipeline to Alaska Democrat causes that are influencing the political landscape in the 49th state.
For example, in September, the Alaska Democratic Party filed a lawsuit against the Alaska Division of Elections to prevent the printing of the general election ballot. The party sought to remove Eric Hafner, a Democratic candidate and convicted felon, from the congressional race on the grounds of ineligibility and potential voter confusion. Marc Elias and his law firm represented the Alaska Democratic Party in this case, which failed.
The effort by Elias and the party was an attempt to clear the field of Democrats so that Rep. Mary Peltola would have no contenders on the general election ballot who had a “D” next to their name.
Elias’ initiatives have been funded in part by the Hopewell Fund, managed by Arabella, and he sponsored an organization called Democracy Docket, now known as the Free Election Fund, to litigate against Republicans. It is a project of the Hopewell Fund.
To address concerns about Elias’ and other attorneys engaging in unscrupulous litigation, President Trump has directed the Attorney General to:
- Seek sanctions against attorneys and law firms engaging in frivolous, unreasonable, and vexatious litigation against the United States.
- Prioritize enforcement of regulations governing attorney conduct and discipline.
- Refer attorneys for disciplinary action when their conduct appears to violate professional conduct rules, particularly in cases impacting national security, homeland security, public safety, or election integrity.
- Review attorney conduct over the past eight years in litigation against the federal government and recommend further actions if misconduct is identified.
This warms my heart, it’s time we start recognizing this layer, a created election industry. Perkins Coie got tangled up in the midst of trying to maneuver Alaska politics back in the 1990’s. I don’t think we realized the depth of the effort at the time.
MARK 11:15 MAGA 2025 GOD WILL NOT BE MOCKED WE ALL ARE CALLED TO HOLD THE LINE. INTEGRITY
Good!
He’d better get after Andrew Weissmann.
I Know, Attorneys , Attorneys, Attorneys and off we go down the yellow brick road, with every step money flows !
Alaska’s ABA, with a play book of schemes to win in the rigged Courts in Alaska ! Every day there’s a new appeal filed adding the meal ticket to the Bar Attorney’s on the trip down the yellow brick ROAD. WAKE UP ALASKA IT”S A TRAP.
Liberty Ed
I love the way these socialists use such deceptive verbiage like: “….he sponsored an organization called Democracy Docket, now known as the Free Election Fund” Like the liars that foisted the rank choice system on the people of Alaska, when voting “no” actually means “yes”. How the election division ever allowed this wording I’ll never know. But I have an idea.
I hope the reviews include disbarment and cash penalties in the millions. Add in prison terms for documented criminal plots involving 2 or more parties. That might stem the engagement in politics.
It has to have teeth!
Cutting off the cash flow that just so happens to be laundered U.S Taxpayer money, funding their campaigns is the only way these miserable Progressive, freedom hating Democrats can be stopped. They must be destroyed. If they’d like, they can regroup and form an alternative that is more in line to what the true taxpayer wants: Common sense and no identity politics.
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Marc Elias is a pro-democracy hero.
This blog post is trash just like MAGA and Trump.
Elias Law Group is an openly Democratic front. Perkins Coie represents too many causes all over the board not to have conflicts of interest (c.o.i. that’s in their name).
Trump’s directives against “law firms engaging in frivolous, unreasonable, and vexatious litigation against the United States,” and to “review attorney conduct over the past eight years in litigation against the federal government” are strongly pro-federal and will have the effect of shooting down gun rights Petitions among other matters.
However, bringing these suits “against the United States” or as politically pursued actions against named government officials in their official capacities is not the proper avenue to seek justice in these cases.
That’s the bar association.
That is part of the problem in the world, too many attorneys and crocked lawyers who only care about making more money not about what is good for the country on the whole. If lawyers didn’t get paid when they lost or had to pay part of the settlements they lost there would be less of them and only the honest ones would stick it out.