There was executive order that no federal institution can hire layers from a company that sued Teump. And no federal institution can hire a company that do busi

There was executive order that no federal institution can hire layers from a company that sued Teump. And no federal institution can hire a company that do business with the hated law company either. And he removed their security clearance. So, that is it works. By threat and ability to destroy you, legally or not. Same as everything else - if you have power to harm and no stops, you can blackmail.