Fascinating bit of podcast recently about some Trump lawyers who are actually good at their job. For all the fallings out and ripping offs and spats and feuds (and a bit of going to prison) theres a handful of lawyers that Trump unwittingly gave the keys to the Whitehouse to, who’ve feathered their own bed and while everything else has gone up in flames they’re doing quite nicely thank you.
The New Abnormal from about 17mins
Its about the law firm Jones Day, who cut their teeth first defending, and then later promoting, the tobacco industry then turned their ambition to politics. They zeroed in on Trump right at the beginning of his campaign simply because they saw him as an empty vessel. Having helped propel him to power they followed him into the Whitehouse, gave themselves government jobs and used those jobs to give more jobs the other employees of Jones Day – many of them being lifetime appointments. So while Trump has been and gone…. they are still there. Jones Day is now able to represent its clients in front of Judges they personally appointed.