Trump’s Law Firm Deals Now Clearer, but Still Far From Clear

May 8, 2025, 7:24 PM UTC

Shortly after law firms started striking deals for free legal services with the White House, Bloomberg Law reporter Meghan Tribe appeared on our podcast, On The Merits, to talk about how much ambiguity there was around what the firms were agreeing to and how these agreements would be enforced.

Now, Tribe and her colleague Brian Baxter have seen a copy of one of these deals but many unanswered questions remain.

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However, we do have more concrete insight into the separate deals firms struck with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Tribe rejoins the On The Merits podcast to talk about what she uncovered and about the details of the EEOC deals. She also discusses whether the firms that struck deals may have made a mistake, or whether it’s too soon to say.

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To contact the reporter on this story: David Schultz in Washington at dschultz@bloomberglaw.com

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