President Donald Trump announced a deal on Friday with law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom that includes $100 million in pro bono legal work, the latest win for the president in his ongoing pressure campaign targeting white shoe firms.
Trump has targeted legal giants in recent weeks with executive orders revoking security clearances and limiting access to federal facilities, making it difficult if not impossible for firms to do work for their clients. In this deal, though, there was no such order.
The president said on Truth Social that the firm approached his administration preemptively and “declared the Firm’s strong commitment to ending the Weaponization of the Justice System and the Legal Profession.”