What "pro-bono" work is Trump demanding...

[OneGrassRoot]

from these big law firms that keep caving?

Representing all of the criminals who work for and around him?

[Irish_Dem]

1. These law firms are all crime syndicate attorneys now.

Mafia consiglieres.

[OneGrassRoot]

2. Damn. n/t

[fierywoman]

3. I'm fantasizing/dreaming that these law firms charge $1,000,000 per hour toward the $40,000,000 ...

[alwaysinasnit]

4. If I'm not mistaken, these firms will likely no longer take on any cases that are deemed

adversarial to this administration, thereby limiting the legal clout that can be marshalled against tsf.

[OneGrassRoot]

6. Ah, that makes sense. n/t

[Ms. Toad]

7. That is not part of the deal.

The pro bono work they are doing has absolutely nothing to do with working on behalf of the Trump administration, so there is zero conflict with taking a case adversarial to the administration.

They might not, simply because they have already shown they are on an appeasement parade. But that is their own unethical behavior - not anything to do with the agreement to do pro bono work.

[Ms. Toad]

5. The pro bono work is the same kind of (and in some cases identical to) the pro bono work the firms are already doing.

The first firm (which gave a lot of details) already does more pro bono work than they agreed to do (they do $200 million a year; they agreed to do $40 million) None of the work goes to Trump (as many people keep saying.) Not all of the work was detailed (I think the phrase "such as" was used. But it included work supporting veterans (work they already do pro bono) and a second issue that I can't remember or find at the moment.

I'm not sure why everyone is freaking about about the pro bono work. The pro bono parts of these deals is really no big deal. The big firms are already doing more than they are agreeing to do, and the areas in which they are agreeing to do work are areas in which they are already doing pro bono work.

The really troubling thing (aside from appeasing Trump) is that they are agreeing to audits by a third party to ensure their hiring/promotion practices satisfy Trump.

[OneGrassRoot]

8. Thank you. What confuses me is...

Trump demanding it. And he doesn’t seem to do anything that isn’t self-serving. So I’m wondering what he’s getting.

[Ms. Toad]

10. What he is getting isn't tangible. It is purely the chilling effect of issuing an Executive Order

and the satisfaction of having many of the biggest law firms in the country grovel at his feet - and allow a third party on his behalf to audit the hiring/retention practices.

Law firms will be reluctant to take cases against him, just as newspapers are reluctant to write articles against him, Republican lawmakers are afraid to vote against him, etc. And the more people cave, the bolder he gets (and the more afraid others who should be standing between him and his abuse of power get).

[OneGrassRoot]

11. Gotcha. Thx again. n/t

[0rganism]

9. If the families of people wrongfully deported start suing, these lawyers will have plenty of work to do

Not that it will matter, as the F47 mob will simply ignore all judgments without consequence.

[wiggs]

12. The folks in these firms are a LOT smarter than the current WH inhabitants. Doesn't seem plausible that

they would agree to give away so much for doing nothing wrong.

Maybe the fine print would yield some loopholes.