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41. Trump's deals with big law firms could be 'unravelling': NYT reporter

Wed Apr 16, 2025, 06:55 PM

Apr 16

trump never honors his agreements/contracts and so this is not surprising

Trump's deals with big law firms could be 'unravelling': NYT reporter

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However, it seems that Trump and his White House are taking a far more expansive view of the agreements and the Times reports that the administration could even try to force the firms to represent Trump or his allies in criminal cases free of charge.

"The emerging gap between what the firms initially thought they agreed to and what Mr. Trump says they can be used for shows how the deals did little to insulate them from his whims," the Times reports. "Further demands on the firms from Mr. Trump could raise the potential for conflicts with paying clients and could further fuel internal dissension."

This uncertainty is compounded by the fact that it's not known if the deals the firms reached with Trump were formal written agreements or handshake deals.

Harold Hongju Koh, a professor of international law at Yale Law School, tells the Times that he thinks that the firms did not properly understand the type of administration they were dealing with when they decided to cave to Trump's threats.

"They thought they made one-shot deals which they would fulfill,” he said. “But the administration seems to think that they have subjected these firms to indentured servitude.”

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Law Firms Made Deals With Trump. Now He Wants More From Them. [View all] highplainsdem Apr 16 OP

That's what happens when you climb in bed with the Mafia. Ray Bruns Apr 16 #1

True! Or when they dance with the devil. slightlv Apr 16 #13

They got drawn into the nasty poisonous spider's web, and now are trapped. Fla Dem Apr 16 #2

Ha Ha Ha and it will get worst. republianmushroom Apr 16 #3

There's a name for these firms atreides1 Apr 16 #4

Why cant they stop these agreements? Karadeniz Apr 16 #5

Since he's at least talking about changing the terms, Ms. Toad Apr 16 #23

What the actual fuck? lonely bird Apr 16 #6

How is Rebl2 Apr 17 #47

Blackmailers will always keep demanding more. PSPS Apr 16 #7

Ya don't say? get the red out Apr 16 #8

Yeah...yet those smart lawyers couldn't figure that out? Bengus81 Apr 16 #43

Extortion, plain and simple. SergeStorms Apr 16 #9

Goes to show: Even the well-educated can be dumb as a stump . . . Journeyman Apr 16 #10

I wouldn't trust any of these lawfirms Owens Apr 16 #11

Once you pay the Danegald, you never get rid of the Dane, you stupid assholes. n/t malthaussen Apr 16 #12

Law firms tarnished their establishments forever Pas-de-Calais Apr 16 #14

Trump can't be trusted to honor a deal. He renegotiated NAFTA with Canada and Mexico in 2018. surfered Apr 16 #15

It needs to be asked Hieronymus Phact Apr 16 #16

My hope was that the firms would intentionally fuck up tishaLA Apr 16 #17

Pretty soon they'll be defending concentration camps and mowing the lawn at Mar-a-Lago on the weekends. Gaugamela Apr 16 #18

Wait wait wait - don't these "Prestigious" law firms think they are the smartest guys in the room - ALWAYS?? NoMoreRepugs Apr 16 #19

The donald wants them securely on a leash. calimary Apr 16 #20

There is no spoon long enough to sup with the Devil Hekate Apr 16 #21

That's not what they agreed to - but when you make a deal with a devil, Ms. Toad Apr 16 #22

Reputations in the toilet...why would anyone else ever hire those bozos? NotHardly Apr 16 #29

In theory, they were trying to keep the clients they already have- Ms. Toad Apr 16 #32

Also, how do these deals not expose the lawyers to treason the same as everyone else in F47s regime? in2herbs Apr 16 #30

Treason is a pretty hard case to make, even against the administration. Ms. Toad Apr 16 #36

"I have altered the deal... Shipwack Apr 16 #24

They bent over a barrel and pulled their pants down. Demobrat Apr 16 #25

The bully won't be satisfied with taking your lunch money today. Ocelot II Apr 16 #26

Bend the knee w/Trump and get your heads chopped off ...should be alarm bells blaring NotHardly Apr 16 #27

How are the lawyers in these lawfirms helping F47 not subjecting them to treason the same as anyone else in2herbs Apr 16 #28

Donnie owns them BigMin28 Apr 16 #31

So much college wasted! BidenRocks Apr 16 #33

These companies destroyed their reputations, and will lose a tremendous amount of business because of it. patphil Apr 16 #34

One can hope, anyway. calimary Apr 16 #38

'You give Trump an inch, and he Takes your Life!' mackdaddy Apr 16 #35

Who is surprised by this? LetMyPeopleVote Apr 16 #37

And it's run-of-the-mill fascism. thought crime Apr 17 #45

Appeasing an authoritarian near turns out well. They take it was a sign of weakness (which it is) and will Martin68 Apr 16 #39

Leavitt claims the deals are "fully binding"; article says it's unclear if they were signed written muriel_volestrangler Apr 16 #40

Trump's deals with big law firms could be 'unravelling': NYT reporter LetMyPeopleVote Apr 16 #41

Did Doug Emhoff quit yet? Not a bridge too far yet? Bengus81 Apr 16 #42

And law students are refusing to work for those firms. They screwed up royally. nt Blasphemer Apr 16 #44

They should have Rebl2 Apr 17 #46