‘The Guy Won’t Pay and He Won’t Listen’: Top Law Firms Refused to Back Trump in Russia Probe, Report Says
by Ronn Blitzer | 10:09 am, June 6th, 2017
President Donald Trump has a top litigator in his corner during the Justice Department’s investigation of Russian connections to his presidential campaign. But Marc Kasowitz wasn’t the Trump team’s first choice, according to a report by Yahoo News, and it turns out the others just weren’t interested.
Some of the attorneys on the list were Brendan Sullivan of the law firm Williams & Connolly, Ted Olson of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Paul Clement and Mark Filip of Kirkland & Ellis, and Robert Giuffra of Sullivan & Cromwell, the report says. All are among the top firms in the country.
Common reasons that sources gave for why the firms didn’t want the President’s business were fears that Trump wouldn’t go along with his attorneys’ counsel. “The concerns were, ‘The guy won’t pay and he won’t listen,'” a lawyer familiar with the matter told Yahoo. Trump and his businesses have a reputation (and a history of litigation) for allegedly not paying people he’s hired to provide services.
Other issues were that taking a side in such a politically charged atmosphere could hurt business, as well as recruitment efforts.
More: http://lawnewz.com/high-profile/the-guy-wontpay-and-he-wont-listen-top-law-firms-refused-trump-defense-offer-report-says/
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FOUR law firms turned down business partly because Trump will NOT listen to legal advice. Why would anyone think he would listen about some made up magazine cover?
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