Playbook: “The Trump administration’s efforts to entrust opposition among the elite legal classes are at work. Even before the Paulo, Weiss deals, and lawyers at major law firms in New York and Washington, they struggled to find a way to collectively push back the Trump administration’s efforts to punish preferred law firms, which began with Covington & Burling and Perkins Coy.”
“Trump’s deal with the company has spurred calls and text messages across the elite legal class. A relatively few people express shock and concern, and have a modest pleasure in public blowbacks (which could prove to be a business opportunity for competitors trying to poach their clients). A democratic legal strategist David Axelrod also assumed The deal could have a more direct political impact on Democrats by blocking lawyers from funding campaigns. ”
Also important: “No one who stands in the private legal community for the long term is willing to talk about it publicly. Some are not afraid that they or their businesses will get caught up in the Trump crosshairs.” ”
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