The former 2nd Gentleman's firm bowed to government pressure. The firm also includes the chief investigative counsel to the House of Representatives committee that investigated the J6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. The firm also represented two former Georgia election workers in a successful defamation lawsuit against former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-law-firms-retribution-emhoff-89db97e7f76dd4cbf74d571a648baedb"While the agreement ultimately reached with the Administration focuses on activities that are already in place at our Firm, similar agreements at peer firms have been publicly criticized, and there is heightened conversation across our industry as law firms grapple with the consequences of potential Executive Orders and the impact for their clients, their employees and their businesses," the email said. "In making this difficult decision, we concluded, after due consideration of the implications of each possible course of action, that accepting the Administration's final proposal was the path that best serves our clients' needs and protects the Firm's various stakeholders, avoiding potentially grave consequences," it added. Leaders of Willkie learned Sunday that they would be targeted for an executive order like the one leveled at nearly a half-dozen other major firms over the last month, the email said. The White House then "outlined a proposed alternative" consisting of three principles on which an agreement could be based. Emhoff made it known internally that he disagreed with the deal and told firm leadership they should fight, according to a person familiar with the situation who insisted on anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.
And we have Trump's daily rant about judges.
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114265268833712885