Law Firms Have Now Pledged Trump $1B In Free Work

Axios reports:

America’s most prestigious law firms have agreed to provide almost $1 billion worth of legal work to President Trump — and that total will likely grow. Trump announced deals with 5 firms Friday.

He’s now gotten the giants of Big Law to pledge a combined $940 million in pro bono legal work for conservative causes. Trump began this process by signing executive orders targeting firms that had employed or represented his critics.

The first firm to cut a deal — Paul, Weiss — argued that $40 million in pro bono work was a small price to pay compared to the money, clients and even top talent it could have lost if it chose to fight.

Read the full article. Three law firms targeted by Trump, including one that represented Dominion against Fox, have opted to sue over the sanctions.

Big Law’s protection racket payoffs to Trump reach almost $1 billion in “free” serviceshttps://t.co/9xt1mTvDYc

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