Kirkland & Ellis is facing new questions about its deal with President Donald Trump, including the part that Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn played in landing the agreement.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/kirkland-pressed-by-democrats-on-epshteyns-role-in-trump-deal
Kirkland & Ellis is facing new questions about its deal with President Donald Trump, including the part that Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn played in landing the agreement.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Sens. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Monday sent a letter to the law firm, requesting the information. They said Kirkland previously admitted to providing free legal services to federal agencies under the terms of its April deal with Trump, which reportedly involved Epshteyn, but declined to provide any details.
“Kirkland concedes providing free legal work directly after being threatened by the Trump Administration with a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) investigation and the prospect of financial- and access-related penalties that were previously imposed on other law firms,” the lawmakers wrote.....
The trio asked the firm turn over “all records related to your agreement with the Trump administration” as well as “all communications, meeting records, or documents relating to any negotiations with Mr. Epshteyn.”,....
“The involvement of Mr. Boris Epshteyn, a former Trump Administration official, legal fixer, and a Trump co-conspirator to overturn the 2020 presidential election, raises yet further concerns about this arrangement,” the lawmakers wrote. “Epshteyn has been dogged by reports that he solicited illegal pay-to-play schemes in exchange for securing political appointments in the Trump Administration.”
Kirkland is one of the largest firms in the nation and their Houston office has some major league assholes (though one of these assholes just jumped to Paul Weiss). I am glad to see that the law firms who cut deals with trump are being challenged and questioned on those deals
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