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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eric Tucker

Trump reaches deals with 5 law firms, allowing them to avoid prospect of punishing executive orders

President Donald Trump announced deals Friday with five law firms that will allow them to avoid the prospect of a punishing executive order and require them to together provide hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of free legal services for causes his administration supports.

The resolutions reflect the Republican president's continued success in bending prominent law firms to his will as they seek to cut deals with his administration to avoid being targeted by White House sanctions.

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