And here we go. The plan seems to be to go full πΎππππππππππππ, to turn the nation into a military police state. Theyβre telling each other to be careful what they write down, but theyβve already written down too much. (1/7)
βSupport for the law firms that didnβt make deals has been growing inside the offices of corporate executives. At least 11 big companies are moving work away from law firms that settled with the administration or are givingβor intend to giveβmore business to firms that have been targeted but refused to strike deals, according to general counsels at those companies and other people familiar with those decisions.β
βIn interviews, general counsels expressed concern about whether they could trust law firms that struck deals to fight for them in court and in negotiating big deals if they werenβt willing to stand up for themselves against Trump. The general counsel of a manufacturer of medical supplies said that if firms facing White House pressure βdonβt have a hard line,β they donβt have any line at all.β
βHow appalling is it that Trumpβan outright criminal who should have gone to jail for far more than he was convicted ofβis using his official power to punish lawyers for representing innocent people he doesn't like and to deny people the very due process he's getting?β
What prompted my question was Sullivan & Cromwell LLPβs appalling involvement with Trump: