Trump rescinds an EO that targeted a law firm after they bend the knee. Another sad capitulation to the worlds biggest victim disgusted more and more everyday. wonder if he called Putin to brag about that one White House rescinds executive order targeting prominent law firm WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday rescinded an executive order targeting a prominent international law firm after it pledged to review its hiring practices and to provide tens of millions of dollars in free legal services to support certain White House initiatives. The move follows a meeting between Trump and Brad Karp, the chairman of the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Garrison & Wharton, over the White House order issued last week. The order, the latest in a series of similar actions targeting law firms whose lawyers have provided legal work that Trump disagrees with, threatened to suspend active security clearances of attorneys at Paul, Weiss and to terminate any federal contracts the firm has. It singled out the work of Mark Pomerantz, who previously worked at the firm and who oversaw an investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney's office into Trump's finances before Trump became president. To avoid those consequences, the White House said Paul, Weiss had agreed to “take on a wide range of pro bono matters that represent the full spectrum of political viewpoints of our society,” to disavow the use of diversity, equity and inclusion considerations in its hiring and promotion decisions and to dedicate the equivalent of $40 million in free legal services to support Trump administration policies on issues including assistance for veterans and countering anti-Semitism.
Now Columbia has rolled over to avoid having to sue to keep their $400M authoritarianism marches on right into the Ivy halls Columbia University yields to Trump admin demands over revoked $400M in federal funding Columbia University has caved in to demands from the Trump administration in an effort to restore $400 million in federal funding that was yanked over how the school addresses antisemitism on campus. The Ivy League school agreed to ban masks, empower 36 campus police officers with new powers to arrest students and appoint a senior vice provost with broad authority to oversee the department of Middle East, South Asian and African Studies as well as the Center for Palestine Studies, The Wall Street Journal reported.
So apparently Trump tried to sell Columbia one of his properties when they were looking to expand 25 years ago at an overinflated price because of another one of his bad land deals. Guess how much he wanted for the property, estimated by Goldman-Sachs to be worth $95m at most - and when told that - he walked out of a meeting with Columbia after 5 minutes ... ...that's right - $400 million. Dude is a straight up POS grifter who's butthurt he couldn't rip Columbia off. If anyone thinks this about protests or shit like that, ask why he isn't going after every university that had protests! https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/nyregion/trump-columbia-university-400-million.html
The retribution tour continues. Using the power and force of the us gubmnt to settle petty personal grievances, real or imagined
not good Legal community shaken by a powerful law firm's decision to give in to Trump's demands The agreement shocked many in the legal community, and for Rachel Cohen, an associate at another large firm — Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP — it was the final straw. On Thursday night, Cohen fired off an email to her firm that said she was giving her two-weeks’ notice, unless leaders there agreed to a number of conditions that would, in effect, stand up to the Trump administration — including by refusing to cooperate with the targeting of DEI programs. “This is not what I saw for my career or for my evening, but Paul Weiss’ decision to cave to the Trump administration on DEI, representation and staffing has forced my hand,” Cohen wrote in her firmwide email, which went viral on social media after she shared it publicly. “We do not have time. It is now or it is never, and if it is never, I will not continue to work here.” Cohen told NBC News on Friday that her calculus wasn’t whether her letter was going to backfire, nor was it whether she was going to be fired. (Cohen said her email access was suspended soon after she sent her letter.) Her key question was: “Is this going to be unhelpful to the aim that I am working towards, which is the protection of not just my colleagues, but the rule of law in the United States of America? Because the stakes really are that high.”
hell I would not have given Columbia U the option Trump did so they should be thankful- higher ed is full of way to the left libs who indoctrinate young skulls full of mush
And another major legal firm commits to $100M worth of legal services for Stephen Bannon to try and find powers for dt to abuse to punish anyone that dares to oppose https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/01/law-firm-cuts-deal-avoid-sanctions-00265285
