Follow up to Trump’s Battle With Big Firms Heads into 2026: What to Know See Also WSJ via MSN – “The Justice Department’s surprise reversal last week on defending the White House’s sanctions against law firms came after an angry outburst by President Trump, according to people familiar with the matter. After The Wall Street Journal reported on March 2 that the department was dropping its defense of executive orders that outlined punishments against specific law firms, Trump told advisers to stop it immediately, the people said. “I never signed off on that,” the president said in the Oval Office, expressing displeasure with Justice Department leadership, the people said. He then directed top White House officials to tell the department to change course, the people said. The message was conveyed to the Justice Department, the people said, that Trump wanted to continue going after the law firms. In a court filing last Monday night, the Justice Department said it was abandoning the defense of the orders, but it reversed its position the next day. “At the president’s direction, the Department of Justice quickly amended this filing,” said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Leavitt said the president had confidence in Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who were serving the department “honorably.” A Justice Department spokeswoman referred to the White House statement…”