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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mstdn.social/users/dalfen/statuses/117027823942798496">ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 (dalfen@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 03-Aug-2026 08:36:21 JST</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/@dalfen" title="dalfen@mstdn.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/179309-48-20260824065000.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊</a></section><article><p>How did a top law firm go from historically litigating for social justice causes to bending the knee to Donald Trump?</p><p>Because, having broken into the world of private equity, it focused on making as much money as possible.</p><p>1/2 🧵<br>select screenshots follow</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USA" rel="tag">#USA</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/US" rel="tag">#US</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpol" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/law" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Weiss" rel="tag">#Weiss</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Karp" rel="tag">#Karp</a><br>--<br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/us/politics/paul-weiss-trump.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/us/politics/paul-weiss-trump.html</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/6595174#notice-12983399">In conversation</a><time datetime="2026-08-03T08:36:21+09:00" title="Monday, 03-Aug-2026 08:36:21 JST">about a month ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mstdn.social/@dalfen/117027823942798496" rel="external" title="Sent from mstdn.social via ActivityPub">mstdn.social</a></span></span><a href="https://mstdn.social/@dalfen/117027823942798496">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/6309456">How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the KneePaul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. This is the inside story of its transformation.
Listen • 49:55 minhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/us/politics/paul-weiss-trump.htmlAccessed: 2 August 2026 at 2000 UTC</a></label><br><a href="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/027/823/696/287/059/original/9bd6503b0fe9fcd8.jpeg" rel="external">https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/027/823/696/287/059/original/9bd6503b0fe9fcd8.jpeg</a></li><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/6309457">Untitled attachment</a></label><br><a href="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/027/823/757/249/527/original/15f8c63bd2118aa5.jpeg" rel="external">https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/027/823/757/249/527/original/15f8c63bd2118aa5.jpeg</a></li><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/6309458">The legal and political worlds were shocked. Paul Weiss was a titan in the legal business, known for its stable of elite litigators and for its history of standing up to the government and championing progressive causes going back to the civil rights movement. But sitting in the Oval Office in March 2025, Mr. Karp bent without a fight to an executive order that was widely seen as illegal.
Four law firms that fought similar executive orders won quick injunctions from incensed judges, making Paul Weiss's capitulation particularly consequential for President Trump's retribution campaign against an array of perceived enemies. Eight other firms followed Paul Weiss in making deals with the White House, agreeing to perform a total of nearly $1 billion in free legal work for causes Mr. Trump supported.
"They're just saying, Where do I sign?'» Mr. Trump bragged. "No one can believe it"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/us/politics/paul-weiss-trump.htmlAccessed: 2 August 2026 at 2000 UTC</a></label><br><a href="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/027/823/822/758/686/original/68bcc828d79172ae.jpeg" rel="external">https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/027/823/822/758/686/original/68bcc828d79172ae.jpeg</a></li><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/6309459">But behind the public disbelief was a deeper story of an institution that had slowly come loose from its roots. That story, pieced together in a New York Times investigation, reveals that Paul Weiss's bow to the White House was the culmination of a reordering of power and finances behind the scenes at the firm for years.
The shift had begun when Mr. Karp decided years earlier to develop a more robust corporate practice alongside Paul Weiss's litigation work.
The wealthy firm became even wealthier, partly by riding the growth of private equity and the lucrative legal work generated by the rapid buying and selling of companies.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/us/politics/paul-weiss-trump.htmlAccessed: 2 August 2026 at 2000 UTC</a></label><br><a href="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/027/823/886/516/810/original/290c1d3e4132550d.jpeg" rel="external">https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/027/823/886/516/810/original/290c1d3e4132550d.jpeg</a></li><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/6309460">Untitled attachment</a></label><br></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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How did a top law firm go from historically litigating for social justice causes to bending the knee to Donald Trump?
Because, having broken into the world of private equity, it focused on making as much money as possible.
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#USA #US #USpol #trump #law #Weiss #Karp
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