We're seeing what it looks like not too far from here when a university administration yields to a bullying tyrant in Washington. And that's why our friends from Columbia, aaup, had to show so much courage. We've seen what happens when law firms who take an oath to uphold the rule of law, great law firms like with histories in this town, like Paul Weiss or Skadden Arps, who nonetheless, when pressure comes, yield to Donald Trump. And my goodness, in this city with its statue in the harbor, you would expect a city that stands up and fights. (06:43–07:00)
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Asserts that law firms Paul Weiss and Skadden Arps have yielded to pressure from Donald Trump.
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