I’d like to hear from my former boss, former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson, a longtime Paul Weiss partner. - ThreadSky

ericcolumbus.bsky.social • 10 days ago

I’d like to hear from my former boss, former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson, a longtime Paul Weiss partner.

Reposted from Josh Marshall

Bunch of high profile D lawyers are at Paul Weiss. They have a choice to make, I'd say.

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robinbudd.bsky.social•10 days ago

👀

msderohanes.bsky.social•10 days ago

I wouldn't hold my breath.

redrumofcrows.bsky.social•10 days ago

...and former bosses Ridge and Chertoff, too just because, 'the rest of it'

ericcolumbus.bsky.social•10 days ago

And I’d like to hear from former Attorney General Loretta Lynch, also a Paul Weiss partner

robinbudd.bsky.social•10 days ago

👀

redrumofcrows.bsky.social•10 days ago

I believe Jeh is also on the US Coast Guard Museum Board with Ridge and peers et al, too. Great little hub of deepstaters to recruit or join, methinks. ;-}

ericcolumbus.bsky.social•10 days ago

Below the Cabinet level, I know personally lots of first-rate former Obama administration appointees who are Paul Weiss partners and cannot be happy tonight. Off the top of my head:

John Carlin
Karen Dunn
Roberto Gonzalez
Jeannie Rhee.

sandrahere.bsky.social•10 days ago

😢

jolondon.bsky.social•10 days ago

People with ethics don't go into corporate law.

bkshep.bsky.social•10 days ago

Expect crickets.

ericcolumbus.bsky.social•10 days ago

And former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams cannot be happy about his firm bending the knee to the guy who undid his prosecution of Eric Adams

jamesfromqueens.bsky.social•10 days ago

Well then he should leave the firm, yes? The only ethical thing to do. We will wait.
3, 2, 1, 0.

timfromsd.bsky.social•10 days ago

Nah, he is probably cool with this. His SDNY tenure was not great. He backed off Trump while Bragg was able to build a case.

charliecoyle.bsky.social•10 days ago

Ugh, let's just wait. Something tells me no partner will say boo. Money over silly matters, wake up brah!

dmmlejb.bsky.social•10 days ago

Partners don't do most of the work at law firms. They just share most of the profits. The question is: How many associates and clients are talking quietly to each other about their options.

ivotecb4.bsky.social•10 days ago

A bit of a kerfuffle I might add..

brklynmind.bsky.social•10 days ago

Any black or Hispanic partner should quit b4 the agreed DEI review purges them and every Black or Hispanic associate better understand they will NEVER make partner

csbricker.bsky.social•10 days ago

Leave

brooklynkid53bskys.bsky.social•10 days ago

bet every single one of them looks at those obscenely fat pay checks they get as a Paul Weiss partner, and decides to keep quiet

barretny.bsky.social•10 days ago

So, are they going to choose and speak out?

ajforall.bsky.social•10 days ago

If they have a shred of character they will resign forthwith. If not may they hate themselves for the rest of their lives for their own weaknesses.

highestbitter.bsky.social•10 days ago

Paul Weiss firm Facebook page. Feel free to raise some CAIN! https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057088436019&mibextid=JRoKGi

theterroirist.bsky.social•10 days ago

How does it work for partners resigning?

Would they have some buyout agreement where they can leave and the firm buys back their equity? Or would they leave but still own part of the LLC?

thatmanglenn.bsky.social•10 days ago

It’s the same thing as making tanks for the Wehrmacht when before the factory made tractors.

sketchycharacter.bsky.social•10 days ago

Well, if I were offering $40 mil in pro bono work for the administration, I'd assume there was no specified level of quality, and I'd do a passable, yet shitty job. Or maybe worse?

ajdiii.bsky.social•10 days ago

I wonder if Paul Weiss will undergo a “brain drain” now.

shannonlast.bsky.social•10 days ago

Carlin. Oof. Hope he resigns.

gtconway.bsky.social•10 days ago

And … this guy: 👉

phoenixwomanmn.bsky.social•9 days ago

Sounds like the basis of a new breakaway firm!

kragdar.bsky.social•10 days ago

Given the current Democratic capitulation or pretension that they live on another planet, I don’t expect much from these people. Sign of the rot. Not sure anyone drawn by million dollar salaries values risk and bravery all that much.

I’d be happy to be wrong.

kragdar.bsky.social•10 days ago

lol

https://bsky.app/profile/bobbourque.bsky.social/post/3lktxih6whs2d

femmenoire.bsky.social•10 days ago

I don't like isolating the minorities and calling them out. This society expects a lot of courage from Black people at times like these and gives us very little in return. Let the white men do the hard work and lead the way.

tonydaniel.bsky.social•10 days ago

Good point.

sushirama.bsky.social•10 days ago

Sold their soul and integrity for a boot-licking dollar

fagone.bsky.social•10 days ago

I can’t find him on the web search on the firm website… must be DEI?

fagone.bsky.social•10 days ago

OMG, he’s a black guy!

davidw38.bsky.social•10 days ago

How long until they remove phone numbers from the bio pages?

brklynmind.bsky.social•10 days ago

Not a great week for Schumer family

thatmanglenn.bsky.social•10 days ago

That’s antisemitism

nickmarzuola.bsky.social•10 days ago

He's literally Chuckie's brother, LMAO. ...and apparently donated to Mitch McConnell? 🤮

https://www.politico.com/story/2012/01/schumers-brother-donated-1-000-to-mcconnell-071552

brklynmind.bsky.social•10 days ago

Go away

brklynmind.bsky.social•10 days ago

Fcked. Will be purged in the DEI review, better quit now

elmobronowski.bsky.social•8 days ago

Is there any recourse to something like a SLAPP lawsuit?

iamfatliketrump.bsky.social•9 days ago

Well he looks like a rat so it’s easy to see!

thadrpartridge.bsky.social•10 days ago

Sent email asking him to speak about representing the rule of law. Subject: Capitulation

pja.bsky.social•10 days ago

I suspect there are going to be a lot of former PW partners in the next month or so

alden001.bsky.social•10 days ago

Mmm. All the partners would have needed to weigh in or agree to this. I do wonder, if they could simply dissolve it. Split and go as cases finish. To maintain any semblance of dignity.

pja.bsky.social•9 days ago

Nothing would ever get done at a law firm if all partners had to be unanimous. I suspect most of them didn't even know about it.

916beamteam.bsky.social•10 days ago

I’m betting on them liking money more than morals.

jtf321.bsky.social•10 days ago

Hilarious.

highestbitter.bsky.social•10 days ago

Paul Weiss firm Facebook page. Feel free to raise some CAIN! https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057088436019&mibextid=JRoKGi

gna2511.bsky.social•10 days ago

Plus a $40 MILLION pro bono extortion payment??? Our Republic is done. Finished. Swallowed by unlimited oligarchy. RIP USA

dladypatriot.bsky.social•10 days ago

Citizens United killed America. Plus greed and apathy.

thatmanglenn.bsky.social•10 days ago

Damian

spudchapp.bsky.social•10 days ago

And Jeh Johnson!

rchad31.bsky.social•10 days ago

If Elon is paid for his doge position with American tax dollars won't he have to file taxes for receiving that money, oh wait the maga external revenue service may simply overlook it do you think?

nadojacksie.bsky.social•10 days ago

No surprise. Collaborator. Always.

petrichor666.bsky.social•9 days ago

What?!?!?

everythingisjake.bsky.social•10 days ago

Defect and start your own firm!

denniskitt.bsky.social•10 days ago

Their former colleagues Beth Wilkinson and Brian Stekloff left a few years ago to hang up their own shingle. Wouldn't be surprised if a bunch join them.

periodictweet.bsky.social•10 days ago

@robbiekaplan.bsky.social must have some thoughts?

fdsj.bsky.social•10 days ago

Do people still send Faxes?

philboooz.bsky.social•10 days ago

Lol. They're all in it for the money

msdobalina.bsky.social•10 days ago

Pretty sure Loretta Lynch is the hardest of hard-core realists by now. Her gaze alone could probably turn coal to diamonds.

joshtpm.bsky.social•10 days ago

very curious to what degree this was circulated at the firm if at all

beege4.bsky.social•10 days ago

I don’t see how it could fly unless Schumer was involved.

bananapantz.bsky.social•10 days ago

I’d be curious whether they consulted with the partner whom they “admitted” to wrong-doing despite the work in question not taking place while practicing at Pw.

will-smiley.bsky.social•10 days ago

I dont think he is currently at Paul Weiss. But Jeannie Rhee still is...

https://bsky.app/profile/emptywheel.bsky.social/post/3lktxanp23s2e

bananapantz.bsky.social•10 days ago

How or why would they agree to “admit wrong-doing” on “behalf” of a former partner. And not even for work he did while at the firm. It all seems completely nuts.

But I’m sure I’m missing something.

will-smiley.bsky.social•10 days ago

AFAIK, all we have on that is still Trump's claim in his post that Brad Karp told him that verbally. We should take that with a huge grain of salt.

I wonder about PW's governing structure. Do all their partners have equal governance rights? Or could Rhee, Johnson, etc not be voting partners?

tedgehring.bsky.social•10 days ago

At a minimum, I’d think it would have to clear the firm’s executive committee.

ericcolumbus.bsky.social•10 days ago

Yeah, and at the very least the committee wouldnt enter into a deal that they thought would cause a mutiny

thefred.bsky.social•10 days ago

Convenient for them that Trump killed the economy and dried up deal work.

uwspete.bsky.social•10 days ago

Tell them how you feel:
https://www.paulweiss.com/contact-us

mike-in-the-box.bsky.social•10 days ago

Is it possible that Trump's representation of the Paul, Weiss agreement is simply false?

I'm thinking of a few weeks ago, when he claimed victory over Canada and Mexico, when in fact they hadn't agreed to anything new at all.

stevezorowitz.bsky.social•10 days ago

I wonder if that’s why haven’t seen a statement from PW yet; maybe the senior partners are yelling at each other.

votevaxresist.bsky.social•10 days ago

Call them ALL the f___k out!!!!!
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

rundog.bsky.social•10 days ago

i think she commented on obama's march madness bracket

djw1974.bsky.social•10 days ago

They are all pathetic cowards, every single one of them that ever collects another paycheck from this firm.

brufkaki.bsky.social•10 days ago

Hugs, Eric. I don’t know you, but I can feel your pain.

This is wrong.

highestbitter.bsky.social•10 days ago

Paul Weiss firm Facebook page. Feel free to raise some CAIN! https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057088436019&mibextid=JRoKGi

craigwinston.bsky.social•10 days ago

Mass exodus and you help the people who are leaving get positions.

richlevine6.bsky.social•10 days ago

And Jeh Johnson, I believe.

markbeekeeper.bsky.social•10 days ago

Oh my....

beznay.bsky.social•10 days ago

Maybe tag them?

ericcolumbus.bsky.social•10 days ago

I’m pretty sure they’re not on this site

beznay.bsky.social•10 days ago

I think you're correct. And any visit to Twitter requires more alcohol than I have in this house.

ericcolumbus.bsky.social•10 days ago

I’d also be surprised if they were there!

beznay.bsky.social•10 days ago

But... but.. they have to be somewhere?!? How do they find out anything??? /s

sdgirl.bsky.social•10 days ago

I’m thinking the international offices are not too happy given Trump’s lack of popularity overseas.

patrrricia.bsky.social•9 days ago

They had their chance, now I want to hear the clients footsteps walking away from Paul Weiss!

patrrricia.bsky.social•9 days ago

I personally just want them to send us all a copy of their resignation letter!

yimmysue.bsky.social•10 days ago

....they closed the office early and are all online shopping for assless chaps, ball gags and leather collars.

riwoche.bsky.social•10 days ago

I would also like to hear from former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson as well as former Attorney General Loretta Lynch. But if we hear nothing then of course citizens are most welcome to share their thoughts with them. After all, it's a democracy — if we can keep it.

fagone.bsky.social•10 days ago

He’s probably already removed from their website directory because, you know, he’s not whi……..! Oppps, sorry.

sanity-check.bsky.social•3 days ago

Reporting today on MSNBC indicates it's the Board of Trustee's that are caving at Columbia vs. the President. Interesting to see Mr. Johnson in both universes - legal and university. He traditionally has been outspoken about Trump.

nevergonnakneel.bsky.social•10 days ago

I think they’re all huddled with high priced PR people right about now

hididee.bsky.social•9 days ago

THEY’RE PUSSIES! zTOO AFRAID TO STAND UP TO A CORRUPT BULLY! THEYRE WORTHLESS

eggoldberg.bsky.social•10 days ago

And Loretta Lynch

jjbadjie.bsky.social•10 days ago

He will excuse it and pretend that it is normal stuff. I am really disappointed in him when I see him excuse some of Trump's disgusting policies on immigration. Sad.

helenpeatfield.bsky.social•5 days ago

I’m sure there are plenty of employees desperate to leave. But I imagine they’re under some pretty sticky contracts?

I’ve noticed the only mutual LinkedIn connections I have are recruiters 😉

1836republic.bsky.social•9 days ago

Haven't we already heard from them by their very silence (crickets)?

agentcurieuse.bsky.social•9 days ago

Brad Karp would have obviously run this by the partners, no? Good god, that the majority agreed - in addition to clearly capitulating to a fascist dictator's whims - to throwing their former colleague Mark Pomerantz under the bus is a whole new level of depravity. There should be a boycott of PW.

horsham.bsky.social•9 days ago

They're all corporate whores. He won't do a damn thing about it

charlottebanks.bsky.social•5 days ago

well corporations aren't known for their own chastity. they won't mind his promiscuity as long as he still wins, and as long as they aren't boycotted.

public facing people / corps probably don't have to worry about the public at large being mad at them over being unprincipled, bc they won't know

highestbitter.bsky.social•10 days ago

Paul Weiss firm Facebook page. Feel free to raise some CAIN! https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057088436019&mibextid=JRoKGi

highestbitter.bsky.social•10 days ago

Here’s the Weiss site, including staff, contact, etc…. https://www.paulweiss.com/

heidiotoo.bsky.social•10 days ago

Ohh. They all protect their own!

mls1776.bsky.social•10 days ago

I remember when biglaw was so virtuous that it expelled Paul Clement for taking a legal position that 15 minutes earlier everyone in the world took for granted.

Starting to wonder if there is something more important to them than principle.

tink51.bsky.social•10 days ago

Maybe they already made their choice. They had to know this was coming.

jwfrancesca.bsky.social•9 days ago

Really disappointed if he is going along with this.

williamfergie.bsky.social•9 days ago

Write to Mr.. Karp to tell him what a huge mistake his firm has made: Brad Karp, Esq., / Paul, Weiss / 1285 6th Ave. / New York, NY 10019-6065

mikeblu201.bsky.social•9 days ago

Really? You that naive? Money, power and privilege rule the day. Character finishes dead last. I’ve been practicing for 46 years. Big Law sucks. Will continue to suck. They worship money.

ironfrontcharlie.bsky.social•9 days ago

Self preservation will make you do strange things.

quinnduffy.bsky.social•10 days ago

What about this guy? Senior partner?

busladybebo.bsky.social•10 days ago

Don’t know him, but believe he’s a wonderful man and my secret, shadow president. Wishing you both well….

profmarkovic.bsky.social•10 days ago

Not to get all conspiratorial, but he is also a trustee of a certain university that has a similar approach to negotiating with the administration...

marktl.bsky.social•9 days ago

It says they are Diverse right there in the subheading.

obliques.bsky.social•9 days ago

I’d like someone with more reach talk about the historical precedence in the Third Reich for lawyers helping to erode the rule of law:

https://commons.stmarytx.edu/lmej/vol10/iss2/2/

greganrig.bsky.social•10 days ago

Ted Sorensen is watching.

bobbourque.bsky.social•10 days ago

Jeh is also a member of the Columbia Board of Trustees

ericcolumbus.bsky.social•10 days ago

Wow.

bobbourque.bsky.social•10 days ago

Busy man these days …

markbeekeeper.bsky.social•10 days ago

Oof!

cabbageridge.bsky.social•9 days ago

Agree. The next time he is in MSNBC they need to ask him or he is dead to me

bklynreader.bsky.social•9 days ago

They will ALL take the paycheck and sit tight. No one is in it for the principles. $$

musiccomposer.com•10 days ago

must be an interesting night at your private watering holes in dc, where all you guys hang.

chiefjoer.bsky.social•9 days ago

The following individuals should be pressured to discontinue as clients for #PaulWeiss

Steven Spielberg
John McEnroe
Meg Ryan
Ina Garten
Mark Messier
Robert Rubin
Patti Lupone
George Lucas
Bob Marley Family
Jim Cramer
Spike Lee
Sigourney Weaver
Jonathan Demme

geishasgurl.bsky.social•9 days ago

Cannot imagine Patti Lupone is staying, she hates Trump

shenanigan-v.bsky.social•10 days ago

Will Jeh enter the chat or hide under his desk like Schumer, Durbin & Co. LLP?

salbr29891.bsky.social•10 days ago

Paul Weiss lawyers should resign immediately. These cowards are helping Trump destroy our country.

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