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| Data: Axios research. Chart: Axios Visuals |
Axios- America's most prestigious law firms have agreed to provide almost $1 billion worth of legal work to President Trump — and that total will likely grow, Axios' Sam Baker reports. Trump announced deals with 5 firms yesterday. He's now gotten the giants of Big Law to pledge a combined $940 million in pro bono legal work for conservative causes.
Trump began this process by signing executive orders targeting firms that had employed or represented his critics. The first firm to cut a deal — Paul Weiss — argued that $40 million in pro bono work was a small price to pay compared to the money, clients and even top talent it could have lost if it chose to fight. As more firms have capitulated, Trump has been able to extract significantly bigger concessions using significantly less leverage, even from firms with which he had no personal grievance.
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