The elite law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has had discussions with President Trump’s advisers about a deal to avert the type of executive order that the White House has been imposing on many of its competitors, according to five people briefed on the matter who were not authorized to speak publicly about private conversations.
The talks represent an extraordinary turn in Mr. Trump’s campaign against law firms and the legal system more broadly, marking what appears to be the first time that a major firm has tried to cut a deal with the president before he could issue an executive order. Recent orders targeting other law firms have restricted the work they can do with the federal government.
The Skadden discussions are also the latest example of how large law firms, afraid of a protracted battle with Mr. Trump, are eager to strike deals.
The White House has signaled that more firms are in the president’s sights to receive executive orders, particularly those that employ lawyers who have worked on investigations into Mr. Trump or on causes that his supporters object to.
On Thursday night,66jogo Jogos de Cassino Online no Brasil Mr. Trump took aim at an additional law firm, issuing an executive order suspending the security clearance for WilmerHale, a large firm that was once home to Robert Mueller III, the former F.B.I. director who served as special counsel on the investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election on behalf of Mr. Trump.
Mr. Mueller returned to WilmerHale after his investigation and formally left the Washington-based law firm in 2021.
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