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kimbutgar

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27. It's like a mafia takedown

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 09:35 PM

Apr 1

It you don’t do what I want I will destroy you.

So BS that they caved. I hope they lose business.

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Shameful! marybourg Apr 1 #1

Emhoff needs to resign HereForTheParty Apr 1 #30

How is this even legal and not a case of extortion? wnylib Apr 1 #2

It is but who has the balls to bring it? (crikets) NotHardly Apr 1 #20

Marc Elias ! BidenRocks Apr 1 #29

I simply can't believe these law firms are doing this!! NCDem47 Apr 1 #3

Very ugly bluestarone Apr 1 #5

Isn't that extortion? pwb Apr 1 #4

Fuck them. That means they can't take clients who represent cases against trump. JohnSJ Apr 1 #6

FIFY below NotHardly Apr 1 #21

Agreed and edited accordingly, because of sexist terminology I used. Thanks. JohnSJ Apr 1 #23

🐔💩💩❗️ Floyd R. Turbo Apr 1 #7

Ugggh. Intensely shameful. hlthe2b Apr 1 #8

His resignation should be forthcoming displacedvermoter Apr 1 #11

As far as I can tell he is a partner as of January 25 displacedvermoter Apr 1 #12

I guess his resignation isn't forthcoming displacedvermoter Apr 2 #40

Is he still working there? flamingdem Apr 1 #9

That pro bono work is gonna be sloppy Easterncedar Apr 1 #10

This is my guess too newdeal2 Apr 1 #22

Did you clowns suck his dick too? My fucking GAWD......... Bengus81 Apr 1 #13

This is disappointing-I have done a good number of deals with that firm LetMyPeopleVote Apr 1 #14

#/%&*?! .. why? FFS IcyPeas Apr 1 #15

What country are we in? I don't recognize it anymore. Wingus Dingus Apr 1 #16

This is fascism 101. PSPS Apr 1 #17

prostituting themselves to trump will not keep them outta the box cars. maybe they'll be first nt msongs Apr 1 #18

Fucking cowards alarimer Apr 1 #19

Because many have their seven figure income,the mansion with the pool, Bengus81 Apr 1 #24

WTF do they think they are going to be doing? mdbl Apr 1 #25

I wouldn't seem that they're very good lawyers. dchill Apr 1 #26

It's like a mafia takedown kimbutgar Apr 1 #27

well. barbtries Apr 1 #28

That 100 milion should be taxed IbogaProject Apr 1 #31

I look forward to him being the only client of these complicit cowards Ruby the Liberal Apr 1 #32

Democrats should threaten the same V850i Apr 1 #33

The capitulation of lawyers lonely bird Apr 1 #34

Apparently, the law Bettie Apr 1 #35

Sadly, every word you typed is true. Boomerproud Apr 2 #37

I was talking to my DH yesterday Bettie Apr 2 #38

i can't even begin to say how i feel about this... orleans Apr 1 #36

Thanks for absolutely nothing, Big Law. Paladin Apr 2 #39