WASHINGTON (Reuters) — US President Donald Trump’s administration was hit with another lawsuit on Friday over his executive orders sanctioning prominent law firms, even as five other firms offered costly concessions to avoid the US president’s crackdowns.

Susman Godfrey filed the lawsuit in Washington to challenge an executive order that it said violated its rights under the US Constitution, becoming the fourth firm targeted by Trump to sue the administration in response.

“If President Trump’s Executive Orders are allowed to stand, future presidents will face no constraint when they seek to retaliate against a different set of perceived foes,” the lawsuit said.

Susman Godfrey accused Trump of trying to “exact revenge” on the firm, which has represented Dominion Voting Systems in defamation cases related to the US president’s false claims that the 2020 US election, which he lost to former US President Joe Biden, was rigged.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the lawsuit.

Trump’s executive orders against the firms restricted their lawyers from accessing US government buildings and officials, and threatened federal contracts with the firms’ clients, citing their connections to Trump’s perceived enemies or cases he opposes.

Trump earlier on Friday said five other firms facing pressure from his administration had reached deals to devote at least $600 million in free legal work to causes he supports,........

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