Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft Pressured into $100M Pro Bono Deal by Trump White House

| Importance: 8/10 | Status: confirmed

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft was pressured by the Trump White House to provide $100 million in pro bono legal services to avoid punitive executive orders. The firm negotiated under threat, joining other major law firms capitulating to similar White House demands. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse launched an investigation into these coercive tactics, highlighting potential constitutional and ethical concerns.

Key Actors

Donald Trump Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Todd Blanche

Tags

government-contracts legal-system-capture executive-power-abuse

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