60 minutes He examined the tour of Donald Trump’s revenge against the large law in a frightening episode on Sunday, essentially burning his nose at the many President’s complaints about the show and her mother company.
NEWSMAGAZINE talks to lawyers and companies that were directed by Trump through extensive executive orders aimed at cutting off the federal government – although it was “almost impossible to get anyone on a camera” for history, Host Scott Peli admitted.
Mark Elias, a longtime opponent of Trump, launched a March executive order, struck the moves as an attack on the entire legal profession.
Mark Elias, a high -profile lawyer and a longtime adversary of Trump, called the President
“Donald Trump is the walking embodiment of everything that is wrong with the American political system,” Elias said. “So when Donald Trump says I am unthicious or that I undermine his vision for America, I say,” A boy, I have to do something right. “
Elias likened Trump’s executive orders to the Mafia boss, who intimidated people in a neighborhood.
“The fact is that these law firms say,” If you don’t play with us, maybe something “It’s really bad for you.”
Elias first went through Trump in 2016 when he served as the best lawyer at Hillary Clinton’s campaign, then again in 2020, when Trump’s efforts to challenge the results of the election in court.
Perkins, who, a former Elias company, was among those who were accused by Trump in “illegal or unscrupulous practices” from February for their relationships with investigations or trump cases.
The federal judge is constantly blocking the executive order against Perkins last week, calling it “non -constitutional revenge.”
Trump’s executive orders against law firms follow a model, including the withdrawal of security authorities of the law federal law federal fideline and arranging the termination of any contracts that the government has with them.
The orders have caused a crisis in the legal profession, as some law firms sue the Trump administration and others deviate from the sentence, agreeing to do professional work for the administration.
Nine major companies have so far gone to the White House to make a deal with Trump, generally agree to give nearly $ 1 billion in legal services to reasons supported by the President.
One of them was Skadden, ARPS, Slate, Meagher & Flom, the fifth largest law firm in the world, who agreed to do $ 100 million in March for the Trump administration.
A lawyer named Brena Frey left the company in protest.
Brenna Frey resigned in protest of the main law firm Skadden, ARPS, Slate, Meagher & Flom after she agreed to do professional work for the Trump administration. / CBS
“The law firm is silently saying that we will listen to the administration, we will not fight in court,” she told 60 minutesS “If we won’t fight for what else we will not fight in court against the federal government?”
John Kecker, a high -profile lawyer in San Francisco, suggested that Trump operates a rocket for protection.
“I suppose he violates the rule that reads:” You cannot offer value in exchange for an official act. ” This is the definition of a bribe, “he said.” Anyone who came to Washington and said, “I will give you $ 100 million free legal services if you do it for me,” it will be convicted of bribery. “
Even 60 minutes He himself was spared by Trump’s retaliation campaign. Paramount, the CBS mother company, is in itself involved in a legal battle with the government.
The President regularly flares up 60 minutes In fact, social publications, according to messages, are promoting Paramount Boss Shari Redstone to ask the show to abandon stories critical of Trump until a decisive corporate merger is approved.
At the end of the episode from last week, 60 minutes He burned his owners, leaning to Trump, which pushed the long -time Bill Owens to leave.
“Our parent company Paramount is trying to complete a merger. The Trump administration must approve it. Paramount has begun to control our content in new ways,” Peli said. “Bill felt that he had lost independence, which was required by honest journalism … No one here was happy about it, but in reconciliation he proved one thing – he was the right man to lead 60 minutes all the time.”