UPDATE: I obtained a copy of the firm-wide email and attachment that Brad Karp, the chairman of Paul Weiss, sent to employees on Thursday evening.
The documents detail the agreement Karp reached with the White House before Trump rescinded his executive order targeting the firm.
The documents detail the agreement Karp reached with the White House before Trump rescinded his executive order targeting the firm.
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https://web.archive.org/web/20080329045903/http://www.paulweiss.com/firm/principles/
Trump will do it again, next time they represent someone against the government. Who would hire them now?
Fighting the EO would have cost the firm significant business - and capitulating will likely cause the Firm the loss of business, reputation and their collective souls.
There is some terrifying stuff going on.
If media organizations and law firms continue down this path we will descend into full kleptocracy and authoritarianism. Do they actually think that this is the last extortion and that they can buy freedom?
#4 - There will be an audit of employment practices. In other words, expect any person of color to be fired, lgbtq, and probably some/all women.
#5 - Paul Weiss will do $40 million of free legal work for trump. Most of us would call this extortion.
In legal terms, is the agreement a capitulation to fascism, or is it a meaningless document, one of the many times Trump has made a threat and walked away with a really bad deal ?
I wouldn't hire this law firm. Just just fold!!
" The three firms represented either lawyers or prosecutors in the criminal cases that had been brought against him before the election."
As expected Trump is going after anyone who he thinks wronged him.
Clients should start severing their relationship immediately.
Looking at you Citibank.
That's what I get for day drinking, watching march madness & skeeting. Also V 2.0 of this site and still can't edit a god damn post
My heart breaks.
They really didn’t have much of any so called principles.
Idiots.
Access to, or protected from, trump
now at
$10 million per year
That is not how it works. That is never how that has worked. You’re captured now.
SAD
That's not how this works.
It would be the lawyerly thing to do
sack in his mouth.
Note the significant qualifier at the end.
I can’t believe a firm of presumably well educated lawyers cannot understand this.
Thomas Jefferson
Unbelievably spineless.
thinking a message to all who think a little lie,will get you moving up the ladderw/o consequences.. then the next lie and the corrupt deal an and and.. which make so many JELLYFISH that cave when they should be fighting back.. not a clear record that can be used against them
Earlier today, I saw a filing listing Elmo as a named defendant in a DOGE case.
So is he acknowledging he’s the person in charge of Doge?
can't imagine a more powerful client less in need of pro bono assistance
I assume it means exec branch for a $40 mill retainer w pw
They already have doj and now this
The whole episode is just dirty.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/paul-weiss-agreement-white-house-differences_n_67dda2cae4b00872325325f5
The AUDACITY of Number 1 in that statement
Screw Paul, Weiss
This is the kind of shake down that would even make Vito Corleone proud.
#4- women and poc in that firm better start looking for work-here comes the “dei” purge.
Just gross capitulation by this firm. Fvck those guys.
There, fixed it.
Any self respecting lawyer working there should be drafting their resignation.