Fight Trump or 'finish that kitchen rehab': Obama tears into law firms

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Business Insider reports former president Barack Obama counts himself among the group ripping law firms for surrendering to President Donald Trump. Obama was addressing a private Friday fundraiser in New Jersey when he expressed disappointment that some of the country's top law firms had "set aside the law" in the face of Trump's attacks.

“Not because, by the way, that they’re going to be thrown in jail, but because they might lose a few clients and might not be able to finish that kitchen rehab at their Hampton house,” Obama told his audience at a fund-raiser for the Democratic National Committee. “I’m not impressed.”

Since February, Trump has issued executive orders targeting big law firms like Paul Weiss, Perkins Coie, and Covington & Burling. Trump stripped companies of their security clearances and ordered reviews of each firm's government contract.

Some law firms, such as Paul Weiss and Kirkland & Ellis, struck deals with Trump, in what critics called a “shakedown,” promising pro bono legal work for conservative causes. Others, including Perkins Coie and WilmerHale, chose to fight back and filed lawsuits against the administration over First Amendment violations.

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