Trump directs DOJ and DHS to get tough with law firms (1 Viewer)

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    coldseat said:
    Any law firm giving in to these ridiculous attacks by appeasing Trump just needs to end their practice. They aren't worth shirt.

    At least we get to see who all the appeasers are (in both business and government).

    Also, Democrats definitely need to go after outfits like America First Legal, the Federalist Society and Fox News when they get back in power. No Mercy!
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    Yeah - the Paul Weiss capitulation only emboldens the whole attack program. Sad
     
    superchuck500 said:
    Yeah - the Paul Weiss capitulation only emboldens the whole attack program. Sad
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    This is not helping the cause!

    We are slipping away, just as the Democrats repeatedly warned.

    The United States doesn't have an Attorney General to argue on our behalf because Bondi has stated that she's the President's AG and soon, the US Congress will take steps to eliminate certain Federal Courts.
     
    These firms are only as strong as their clients! If their clients are not willing to stick with them, they will cave. So, once again, it's up to We, the People to hold the line. Ben Franklin was right!
     
    MT15 said:
    I cannot read the article, so what is a “sovereign wealth fund”?

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    It's a state-owned investment fund.

    Norway has one - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Pension_Fund_of_Norway - that the larger part of was created in the 1990s to invest surplus oil revenue (the UK notably did not do something similar with their own revenue).

    But there's lots of others, list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_wealth_funds_by_country

    They can be controversial, in the sense of being used for influence and soft power by particular regimes. E.g. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) led a consortium to buy Newcastle United which continues to be controversial given human rights concerns (e.g. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czjeywklx9jo).
     
    RobF said:
    It's a state-owned investment fund.

    Norway has one - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Pension_Fund_of_Norway - that the larger part of was created in the 1990s to invest surplus oil revenue (the UK notably did not do something similar with their own revenue).

    But there's lots of others, list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_wealth_funds_by_country

    They can be controversial, in the sense of being used for influence and soft power by particular regimes. E.g. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) led a consortium to buy Newcastle United which continues to be controversial given human rights concerns (e.g. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czjeywklx9jo).
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    Russia has one (a dwindling one, but its Putins checkbook )

    THATS what Trump is after. make no mistake- its not for "sovereign wealth" to be distributed to fund programs- he thinks it will be his own slush fund to do whatever he thinks is needed.
     
    More than 80 former employees of Skadden, Arps, Meagher & Flom sent a letter to the law firm on Friday expressing “deep outrage” over its decision to reach an agreement with Donald Trump in order to avoid an executive order punishing the firm.

    Skadden, a top-ranked law firm, reached an agreement, announced on 28 March, to commit at least $100m in pro-bono services to causes both the firm and the president support, including assisting veterans, law enforcement, local government officials and combatting antisemitism. The agreement also says Skadden won’t engage in race-based hiring.

    In exchange, Skadden will avoid being the subject of one of Trump’s executive orders punishing law firms. The president has issued orders targeting several firms, threatening to cripple them by revoking security clearances, barring attorneys from access to government buildings, and forcing clients to disclose their relationship to the firm if they do business with the government.

    Experts see Trump’s efforts to intimidate lawyers from taking on cases adverse to the president’s interests as deeply anti-democratic, and employees and former employees of many of the firms targeted by the president have pushed back.…..

    www.theguardian.com

    More than 80 ex-staffers of top law firm express ‘deep outrage’ over Trump deal

    Former Skadden, Arps, Meagher & Flom employees say firm has ‘caved’ to the administration’s ‘bullying’ in letter
    www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
     
    Optimus Prime said:
    More than 80 former employees of Skadden, Arps, Meagher & Flom sent a letter to the law firm on Friday expressing “deep outrage” over its decision to reach an agreement with Donald Trump in order to avoid an executive order punishing the firm.

    Skadden, a top-ranked law firm, reached an agreement, announced on 28 March, to commit at least $100m in pro-bono services to causes both the firm and the president support, including assisting veterans, law enforcement, local government officials and combatting antisemitism. The agreement also says Skadden won’t engage in race-based hiring.

    In exchange, Skadden will avoid being the subject of one of Trump’s executive orders punishing law firms. The president has issued orders targeting several firms, threatening to cripple them by revoking security clearances, barring attorneys from access to government buildings, and forcing clients to disclose their relationship to the firm if they do business with the government.

    Experts see Trump’s efforts to intimidate lawyers from taking on cases adverse to the president’s interests as deeply anti-democratic, and employees and former employees of many of the firms targeted by the president have pushed back.…..

    www.theguardian.com

    More than 80 ex-staffers of top law firm express ‘deep outrage’ over Trump deal

    Former Skadden, Arps, Meagher & Flom employees say firm has ‘caved’ to the administration’s ‘bullying’ in letter
    www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
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    This is a well-known effect of authoritarianism, complying in advance.

    It’s a clear sign that the lawyers aren’t going to save us.
     

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