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10. Goes to show: Even the well-educated can be dumb as a stump . . .

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Law Firms Made Deals With Trump. Now He Wants More From Them. [View all] highplainsdem Apr 16 OP

That's what happens when you climb in bed with the Mafia. Ray Bruns Apr 16 #1

True! Or when they dance with the devil. slightlv Apr 16 #13

They got drawn into the nasty poisonous spider's web, and now are trapped. Fla Dem Apr 16 #2

Ha Ha Ha and it will get worst. republianmushroom Apr 16 #3

There's a name for these firms atreides1 Apr 16 #4

Why cant they stop these agreements? Karadeniz Apr 16 #5

Since he's at least talking about changing the terms, Ms. Toad Apr 16 #23

What the actual fuck? lonely bird Apr 16 #6

How is Rebl2 Apr 17 #47

Blackmailers will always keep demanding more. PSPS Apr 16 #7

Ya don't say? get the red out Apr 16 #8

Yeah...yet those smart lawyers couldn't figure that out? Bengus81 Apr 16 #43

Extortion, plain and simple. SergeStorms Apr 16 #9

Goes to show: Even the well-educated can be dumb as a stump . . . Journeyman Apr 16 #10

I wouldn't trust any of these lawfirms Owens Apr 16 #11

Once you pay the Danegald, you never get rid of the Dane, you stupid assholes. n/t malthaussen Apr 16 #12

Law firms tarnished their establishments forever Pas-de-Calais Apr 16 #14

Trump can't be trusted to honor a deal. He renegotiated NAFTA with Canada and Mexico in 2018. surfered Apr 16 #15

It needs to be asked Hieronymus Phact Apr 16 #16

My hope was that the firms would intentionally fuck up tishaLA Apr 16 #17

Pretty soon they'll be defending concentration camps and mowing the lawn at Mar-a-Lago on the weekends. Gaugamela Apr 16 #18

Wait wait wait - don't these "Prestigious" law firms think they are the smartest guys in the room - ALWAYS?? NoMoreRepugs Apr 16 #19

The donald wants them securely on a leash. calimary Apr 16 #20

There is no spoon long enough to sup with the Devil Hekate Apr 16 #21

That's not what they agreed to - but when you make a deal with a devil, Ms. Toad Apr 16 #22

Reputations in the toilet...why would anyone else ever hire those bozos? NotHardly Apr 16 #29

In theory, they were trying to keep the clients they already have- Ms. Toad Apr 16 #32

Also, how do these deals not expose the lawyers to treason the same as everyone else in F47s regime? in2herbs Apr 16 #30

Treason is a pretty hard case to make, even against the administration. Ms. Toad Apr 16 #36

"I have altered the deal... Shipwack Apr 16 #24

They bent over a barrel and pulled their pants down. Demobrat Apr 16 #25

The bully won't be satisfied with taking your lunch money today. Ocelot II Apr 16 #26

Bend the knee w/Trump and get your heads chopped off ...should be alarm bells blaring NotHardly Apr 16 #27

How are the lawyers in these lawfirms helping F47 not subjecting them to treason the same as anyone else in2herbs Apr 16 #28

Donnie owns them BigMin28 Apr 16 #31

So much college wasted! BidenRocks Apr 16 #33

These companies destroyed their reputations, and will lose a tremendous amount of business because of it. patphil Apr 16 #34

One can hope, anyway. calimary Apr 16 #38

'You give Trump an inch, and he Takes your Life!' mackdaddy Apr 16 #35

Who is surprised by this? LetMyPeopleVote Apr 16 #37

And it's run-of-the-mill fascism. thought crime Apr 17 #45

Appeasing an authoritarian near turns out well. They take it was a sign of weakness (which it is) and will Martin68 Apr 16 #39

Leavitt claims the deals are "fully binding"; article says it's unclear if they were signed written muriel_volestrangler Apr 16 #40

Trump's deals with big law firms could be 'unravelling': NYT reporter LetMyPeopleVote Apr 16 #41

Did Doug Emhoff quit yet? Not a bridge too far yet? Bengus81 Apr 16 #42

And law students are refusing to work for those firms. They screwed up royally. nt Blasphemer Apr 16 #44

They should have Rebl2 Apr 17 #46