President Donald Trump has announced deals with five law firms that will allow them to avoid the prospect of a punishing executive order.

President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting the legal community pose “a grave threat to our system of constitutional governance and to the rule of law itself."

Another major international law firm has reached a deal with President Donald Trump to dedicate at least $100 million in free legal services to causes such as supporting veterans and combating antisemitism.

In the early part of his second term, President Donald Trump has taken action against individuals, law firms, private corporations, media companies and universities he regards as adversaries.

The chairman of a prominent law firm who cut a deal with President Donald Trump last week to avert the consequences of a White House executive order has told colleagues that he did so because the order “could easily have destroyed our firm” and put it out of business.