True #MafiaState:
#Trump rescinds #ExecutiveOrder targeting Paul, Weiss citing *commitments* from #law firm
After a meeting w/ Brad Karp, the firm’s chairman, in which Karp “acknowledged the wrongdoing” of fmr partner #MarkPomerantz, & agreed to some #QuidProQuo — or at least some #QuidProBono 😉 — was agreed to, Trump withdrew the EO.
Law firm #PaulWeiss defends deal with #Trump as lawyers sound alarm
Powerful Wall Street law firm Paul,Weiss faced heavy criticism on Friday over an *agreement* it struck w/the White House to escape an #ExecutiveOrder imperiling its business, even as some lawyers said the firm faced few other options.
#law #USpol #MafiaState #QuidProQuo #QuidProBono
https://www.reuters.com/legal/trumps-deal-with-law-firm-paul-weiss-sparks-alarm-among-lawyers-2025-03-21/
This is just a terrible move. I know some attorneys there who are probably weighing options elsewhere because of this.
Exactly…
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