The high-powered law firm where Doug Emhoff, the husband of former Vice President Kamala Harris, works, has caved to President Donald Trump.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher, which employs Emhoff, agreed to provide $100 million in free legal services for the Trump administration.
The firm’s surrender marks another humiliation for Harris after her decisive election loss to Trump last fall.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher is the third elite law firm to make an agreement with the White House to avoid sanctions.
It’s the latest capitulation from the elite legal profession, or “Big Law,” which has skewed to the left for years.
The Trump administration has sought to bring the politicized legal profession to heel.
The president has been threatening sanctions against firms with a history of engaging in “lawfare.”
The Democrats have been increasingly engaging in lawfare to target their opponents, most notably, against Trump.
Wilkie Farr provided tens of millions of dollars in pro bono work for two Georgia women.
The women won an eye-popping settlement in their defamation suit against former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
Giuliani is a top Trump ally who was separately disbarred over his efforts to investigate 2020 election fraud.
Wilkie Farr also employs former investigators who worked on the Democrats’ politically motivated January 6th committee.
The committee recommended criminal charges against Trump for “insurrection.”
According to the Trump administration, Wilkie Farr will provide $100 million in legal services to advance causes across the political spectrum.
The legal services will be used for helping veterans, fighting anti-Semitism, and ending the weaponization of the justice system.
Wilkie Farr also agreed to stop discriminating against job applicants on the basis of politics and race.
The firm will desist from implementing “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI) policies and will hire based on merit.
Finally, the firm committed to providing legal representation for all, regardless of their political beliefs.
In a statement, ,” the White House said:
“Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP proactively reached out to President Trump and his Administration, offering their decisive commitment to ending the Weaponization of the Justice System and the Legal Profession.
“The President is delivering on his promises of eradicating Partisan Lawfare in America and restoring Liberty and Justice FOR ALL.”
According to sources, Emhoff was opposed to the firm’s decision and encouraged them to resist Trump.
“The rule of law is under attack,” Emhoff told students at a Georgetown University event Tuesday.
“Democracy is under attack.
“And so, all of us lawyers need to do what we can to push back on that.”
Two other top firms, Paul Weiss and Skadden Arps, have reached similar agreements with the White House.
The White House is engaged in a multi-front legal war to defend Trump’s agenda, which has faced a series of setbacks in front of activist judges.
Courts have blocked Trump from targeting certain law firms, such as Perkins Coie.
Perkins Coie became a household name over its role in procuring the notorious salacious Trump-Russia “dossier” on behalf of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign.
