US EditionDemocrats scrutinize law firms that cut deals with Trump
- Democratic lawmakers demanded answers from nine law firms for agreements made with Donald Trump’s administration involving millions in pro bono work, warning that these agreements could violate laws and were unenforceable.
- The lawmakers accused Trump of using coercive measures to obtain these agreements, asserting that they threaten legal representation for clients targeted by his administration.
- Among the scrutinized firms, Paul Weiss reportedly acknowledged wrongdoing by attorney Mark Pomerantz, as Trump had pressured him regarding his legal actions.
- Lawmakers expressed concerns that these agreements could breach federal laws against bribery and extortion, potentially impacting the legal services available to clients affected by Trump's policies.
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'Complicit': Dems fire warning shot at law firms that caved to Trump
Democrats in Congress are putting the law firms that cut deals with President Donald Trump to give the administration free legal services on notice, reported The New Republic on Thursday: if Trump committed extortion to get those deals, you could end up with legal liability too.Trump cut a number of...
Kirkland And Simpson Turned To Major Trump Fundraiser Before Bending A Knee - Above the Law
By now, followers of the legal industry — and even those outside — are aware that a number of Biglaw firms decided to capitulate to the threats of Donald Trump rather than defend the rule of law. We may never know exactly how that sausage was made — what combination of greed, self-interest, apathy, naivety, and pragmatism came together at each firm that led them to make these terrible deals. But there are some clues about what went on. Like the …
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Democrats scrutinize law firms that cut deals with Trump
(Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok) (WASHINGTON) — Democratic lawmakers sent a series of letters early Thursday morning to nine separate law firms that have struck agreements this spring with the Trump administration, questioning whether the deals for pro bono work in exchange for the reversal of executive orders issued by President Donald Trump or to avoid being targeted in future missives may violate federal bribery, extortion, honest…
16 House Dems Ask Law Firms that Capitulated to Trump If They've Thought about Their Bribery Exposure - emptywheel
Back on April 15, I wrote a post highlighting an amicus brief submitted in the Perkins Coie case that raised concerns that the agreements law firms made with Trump might expose the firms to bribery prosecution. Just as the President’s decision to issue executive orders that sanction certain law firms is an official act, so too is the President’s decision to withhold issuing executive orders that would sanction other law firms. See McDonnell v. U…
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