Dem AGs vow not to 'bow to intimidation' over Trump targeting of law firms [View all]

Source: The Hill

03/26/25 3:59 PM ET


Democratic state attorneys general blasted President Trump’s actions against law firms and judges he deems unfriendly in a joint letter Wednesday, urging other lawyers to avoid kowtowing to the White House’s threats.

“We cannot allow the President to scare law firms and lawyers into silence,” more than a dozen Democrats serving as chief legal officers in their states wrote in the letter. “It is up to us as lawyers, law firms and state attorneys general — as the entire community of the legal establishment — to refuse to bow to intimidation.”

Since his return to office in January, Trump has set his sights on major law firms with ties to his critics and others responsible for perceived wrongs against him through the years.

Trump suggested last week that firms “all want to make deals” to appease his concerns.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/5215612-democrats-blast-trump-law-firm-intimidation/