{"id":119530,"date":"2025-05-18T17:02:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T01:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/05\/18\/seashellgate-trumpworld-sees-comeys-day-at-the-beach-as-criminal-assassination-threat-see-also\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T17:02:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T01:02:26","slug":"seashellgate-trumpworld-sees-comeys-day-at-the-beach-as-criminal-assassination-threat-see-also","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/05\/18\/seashellgate-trumpworld-sees-comeys-day-at-the-beach-as-criminal-assassination-threat-see-also\/","title":{"rendered":"Seashellgate: Trumpworld Sees Comey\u2019s Day At The Beach As Criminal Assassination Threat \u2014 See Also"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Work From Home? That Was So 2024<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/05\/top-10-biglaw-firm-mandates-four-office-days-for-attorneys-starting-next-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sidley only gave a week\u2019s notice before ordering folks back<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Above The Law In The New York Times<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/18\/us\/politics\/law-firms-trump-above-the-law.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Normally this newsletter is about Above the Law stories of the week, but let\u2019s make an exception for this Times feature on ATL<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hold These Shells Up To Your Ear And You Can Hear Kash Patel Being Insane<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/05\/james-comey-enjoys-long-walks-on-the-beach-so-maga-gonna-send-him-to-el-salvador-prison-camp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Former FBI Director\u2019s beach pic inspires administration conspiracy theorists to see Manchurian Clamshell scenario<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Young Lawyers Speaking Up; Law Firm Leaders Hit \u201cMute\u201d And Turn Up Kid Rock<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/05\/biglaw-doesnt-give-a-damn-about-its-young-lawyers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lawyers, in particular minority lawyers, feel expendable as firms side with Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lawyers Of Arabia<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/05\/kirkland-ellis-really-leaning-into-its-trump-connection-during-saudi-arabia-trip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Kirkland Chair Jon Ballis leveraged firm\u2019s collaboration with Donald Trump into a spot on the Saudi Arabia trip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Diversity Initiatives? Never Heard Of \u2018Em<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/05\/biglaw-firm-ends-diversity-billing-codes-scrubs-key-sections-of-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Firm removes diversity billing codes\u2026 and if it\u2019s not billable it\u2019s not happening<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Judicial Campaigning (Contains 0% Real Content)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/05\/broward-county-judge-who-used-over-the-top-book-she-didnt-read-and-judicial-deepfakes-on-campaign-trail-faces-ethical-complaint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Broward County judge in trouble for campaigning on AI deepfake video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s Worse Than One Congressional Investigation? Two! <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/05\/another-congressional-investigation-for-biglaw-firms-capitulating-to-donald-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Senator Whitehouse launches probe into the nine Biglaw firms that capitulated to Donald Trump.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/05\/seashellgate-trumpworld-sees-comeys-day-at-the-beach-as-criminal-assassination-threat-see-also\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seashellgate: Trumpworld Sees Comey\u2019s Day At The Beach As Criminal Assassination Threat \u2014 See Also<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Work From Home? That Was So 2024<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/05\/top-10-biglaw-firm-mandates-four-office-days-for-attorneys-starting-next-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sidley only gave a week\u2019s notice before ordering folks back<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Above The Law In The New York Times<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/18\/us\/politics\/law-firms-trump-above-the-law.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Normally this newsletter is about Above the Law stories of the week, but let\u2019s make an exception for this Times feature on ATL<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hold These Shells Up To Your Ear And You Can Hear Kash Patel Being Insane<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/05\/james-comey-enjoys-long-walks-on-the-beach-so-maga-gonna-send-him-to-el-salvador-prison-camp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Former FBI Director\u2019s beach pic inspires administration conspiracy theorists to see Manchurian Clamshell scenario<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Young Lawyers Speaking Up; Law Firm Leaders Hit \u201cMute\u201d And Turn Up Kid Rock<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/05\/biglaw-doesnt-give-a-damn-about-its-young-lawyers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lawyers, in particular minority lawyers, feel expendable as firms side with Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lawyers Of Arabia<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/05\/kirkland-ellis-really-leaning-into-its-trump-connection-during-saudi-arabia-trip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Kirkland Chair Jon Ballis leveraged firm\u2019s collaboration with Donald Trump into a spot on the Saudi Arabia trip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Diversity Initiatives? Never Heard Of \u2018Em<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/05\/biglaw-firm-ends-diversity-billing-codes-scrubs-key-sections-of-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Firm removes diversity billing codes\u2026 and if it\u2019s not billable it\u2019s not happening<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Judicial Campaigning (Contains 0% Real Content)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/05\/broward-county-judge-who-used-over-the-top-book-she-didnt-read-and-judicial-deepfakes-on-campaign-trail-faces-ethical-complaint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Broward County judge in trouble for campaigning on AI deepfake video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s Worse Than One Congressional Investigation? Two! <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/05\/another-congressional-investigation-for-biglaw-firms-capitulating-to-donald-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Senator Whitehouse launches probe into the nine Biglaw firms that capitulated to Donald Trump.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/05\/seashellgate-trumpworld-sees-comeys-day-at-the-beach-as-criminal-assassination-threat-see-also\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seashellgate: Trumpworld Sees Comey\u2019s Day At The Beach As Criminal Assassination Threat \u2014 See Also<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work From Home? That Was So 2024: Sidley only gave a week\u2019s notice before ordering folks back. Above The Law In The New York Times: Normally this newsletter is about Above the Law stories of the week, but let\u2019s make an exception for this Times feature on ATL. 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