deathmtn
3/24/2025, 10:10:05 AM
Trump has demonstrated he can use the power of an Executive Order to get a well-heeled firm that employs, of all things, lawyers, to make a deal with him, instead of pursuing a legal challenge against the unconstitutional threat. As Karp himself laid out in his email, Paul Weiss concluded that even a victory in litigation against the Trump administration would not have protected “our client’s interests … because our firm would still be perceived as persona non grata with the Administration.” What Karp failed to add was that a victory in litigation could have dissuaded Trump from pursuing the same action against others. Instead, Trump now knows that using the power of the presidency to bully a law firm can be successful.