It’s been a bit of over six months since Donald Trump fired off a retaliatory govt order threatening to close down Paul Weiss’s capability to do enterprise as a world legislation agency, which the agency instantly adopted with sycophantic groveling. Paul Weiss provided the administration $40 million in free authorized providers — ostensibly for conservative-friendly charities — however we’ve since discovered that they’ve taken on a job papering up work for the Commerce Division in a questionably authorized association.
However the agency’s position because the White Home’s Groom of the Stool hasn’t sat effectively with everybody. And whereas some departed to much less compromised shores, others have simply hoped we’d all cease speaking about it.
Over the weekend, an account explicitly named after Paul Weiss and the opposite corporations who signed onto cowardly offers with the administration to keep away from plainly unlawful retaliation, engaged with a outstanding Paul Weiss companion and received instantly blocked.
Nobody ought to anticipate a companion to publicly throw the agency underneath the bus. At the least not till they’ve sketched out an escape plan. However simply ignoring a critic reply is free! As an alternative, we’ve received a Streisand Impact — an instance of the response creating extra of a narrative than the unique occasion. We virtually definitely would by no means have heard about it once more if he’d simply ignored the hashtag.
However it appears the “Capitulation Agency” branding strikes a nerve over there.
Could be a disgrace if folks saved calling it out on social media…
Joe Patrice is a senior editor at Above the Legislation and co-host of Pondering Like A Lawyer. Be at liberty to e-mail any suggestions, questions, or feedback. Observe him on Twitter or Bluesky when you’re desirous about legislation, politics, and a wholesome dose of school sports activities information. Joe additionally serves as a Managing Director at RPN Government Search.
