Under threat from the White House of government retribution if they did not comply, two major law firms -- Paul, Weiss and Kirkland & Ellis -- are now doing free legal work for the Trump administration. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...
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Cowards
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So, you are saying that Paul, Weiss and Kirkland & Ellis are as cowardly as you and your shit-rag paper?
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“Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States…” —13th Amendment
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WTF?
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And I’m sure they’re bringing their “A” game, burning the midnight oil,
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Pitiful groveling. Shameful capitulation.
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What does it say that they couldn’t defend themselves and instead caved?
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I refer to them as sissies, weaklings. They make me sick.
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Only in AmeriKKKa 🙋♂️
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May these firms lose clients,
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Capitulation
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If they actually cared about law and justice they would have stood their ground initially. @peterbakernyt.bsky.social they folded because some (many) of their partners are Trump supporters. It had nothing to do with "fear of retribution."
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Soooo stupid. All of the legal minds should be pooling together to end the madness.
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Anyone in these firms who has an ounce of concern for our constitution and our democracy, should know what to do if they get assigned to one of the cases for the fascists.
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Wasn’t extortion illegal at some point?
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Cleaning out history from museums?
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Outrageous!
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legal capitulation
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How did they ever become top law firms when they make such poor decisions?
