US May Use Law Firms Striking Deals With Trump to Work on Trade Negotiations

President Donald Trump said on April 10 that during negotiations with U.S. trading partners, his administration may reach out to the law firms that struck deals with him after his executive orders threatened to revoke their government contracts and security clearances. Trump made the comments during a Cabinet meeting on Thursday. The president said he thinks his administration is “very close” to the first U.S. trading partner reaching a deal to avoid reciprocal tariffs and suggested some of the law firms could help with the negotiations. Several have brokered agreements to provide at least $100 million in pro bono legal services for mutually supported causes after Trump targeted them with executive orders, threatening their contracts and security clearances with the federal government....