GOP senators target ‘barfare’ at DC summit

Conservative organizations and Republican senators will gather on Wednesday in Washington to organize a response to what they describe as “barfare,” the use of attorney disciplinary proceedings to punish lawyers for representing President Donald Trump and his allies. The all-day summit comes as Trump allies build a legal defense operation ahead of possible Democratic congressional majorities and as the Justice Department challenges D. disciplinary authorities in federal court.

Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward will join Sens. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Mike Lee (R-UT) for the event titled “BARFARE: Stopping Bar Discipline as Political Warfare.