{"id":126813,"date":"2025-07-15T14:42:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T22:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/07\/15\/obama-calls-out-biglaw-firms-that-capitulated-to-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T14:42:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T22:42:51","slug":"obama-calls-out-biglaw-firms-that-capitulated-to-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/07\/15\/obama-calls-out-biglaw-firms-that-capitulated-to-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama Calls Out Biglaw Firms That Capitulated To Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

[They] set aside the law [not because they were] 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 <\/i>Former President Barack Obama<\/a>, in comments given during a private fundraiser in New Jersey, where he criticized Biglaw partners<\/a> whose firms signed questionable pro bono payola deals with Trump<\/a> to escape onerous (and unconstitutional) executive orders to protect their bottom lines instead of the rule of law.<\/em><\/strong> \u201cI\u2019m not impressed,\u201d he said.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Obama Calls Out Biglaw Firms That Capitulated To Trump<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

[They] set aside the law [not because they were] 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 <\/i>Former President Barack Obama<\/a>, in comments given during a private fundraiser in New Jersey, where he criticized Biglaw partners<\/a> whose firms signed questionable pro bono payola deals with Trump<\/a> to escape onerous (and unconstitutional) executive orders to protect their bottom lines instead of the rule of law.<\/em><\/strong> \u201cI\u2019m not impressed,\u201d he said.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"Staci
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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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