Bernie Sanders: law firms that cut deals with Trump administration ‘sell out their soul’

Summary

Bernie Sanders condemned major U.S. law firms for striking deals with Donald Trump after executive orders targeted attorneys who opposed him.

Calling the firms motivated solely by profit, Sanders said they “sell out their souls.”

Firms like Willkie, Milbank, and Skadden agreed to terms that included pro bono work for Trump-aligned causes and a halt to race-based hiring to avoid punitive orders.

Others, like Perkins Coie and WilmerHale, fought back in court. Sanders warned such capitulations undermine democracy and criticized Trump’s enlistment of Elon Musk to cut federal programs.