Donald Trump’s retribution tour against Big Law has arrived on Capitol Hill.
An email circulated by a high-level Republican Senate staffer to GOP Senate offices Friday instructs them to pay heed to the lobbying clients of Covington & Burling and Perkins Coie, two prominent law firms that Trump has singled out for punishment. The Friday missive mimics the president’s recent efforts to crack down on law firms, universities and other entities deemed excessively liberal or anti-MAGA.
“We wanted to let you know that these firms also lobby the Senate and you can find a list of their lobbying clients at this link,” the missive, addressed to “Friends” and obtained by POLITICO, states. The email links to the official Senate lobbying database with names of clients and dollar figures, while providing instructions for how to best sort the information to see who has recently paid these firms.
The directive is the latest turn in Trump’s campaign to tame the liberal establishment with strong-arm tactics that have already brought an Ivy League university and a top Washington law firm to heel. So far, the effort has emanated solely from the White House; now, with the Senate email, it has spread to Capitol Hill.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/24/retribution-big-law-capitol-hill-00246766
