President Trump announced that top law firm Skadden Arps will provide $100 million in pro bono work.

He’s calling it a “settlement” to avoid White House penalties.

The move keeps Skadden off the growing list of firms hit by Trump’s executive orders.

The deal came just days after Elon Musk tweeted at the firm to “stop” litigating against Dinesh D’Souza.

Two other firms, WilmerHale and Jenner & Block, are suing the administration over similar orders.

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Guess they have to learn the hard way.

Mila Joy writes on X:

BREAKING NEWS:

The Art of the Deal.

In a stunning turn of events, Skadden Arps, a global legal powerhouse, has bowed to pressure from President Trump, pledging $100 million in legal services to back initiatives aligned with both the firm’s and Trump’s interests.

This is a fantastic move.

This move comes as a clear effort to sidestep the kind of Executive Order that President Trump previously unleashed on Paul Weiss.

CNBC reports:

President Donald Trump said Friday that the large law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has agreed to provide at least $100 million in pro bono legal services during the Trump administration and to take other steps that align with the president’s concerns about hiring.

The agreement, which Trump called “essentially a settlement,” allows Skadden, Arps to avoid becoming the sixth elite law firm to be targeted by an executive order from Trump imposing various punishments.

The deal came five days after the billionaire Elon Musk — one of Trump’s top advisors — tweeted “Skadden, this needs to stop now” in response to a social media post by conservative gadfly Dinesh D’Souza complaining that the firm’s lawyers were litigating against him over a film he produced.

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Trump last week rescinded his executive order targeting the law firm Paul, Weiss after that firm agreed to perform $40 million worth of pro bono — free — legal work for causes that the president supports.

Earlier Friday, two targeted law firms, WilmerHale and Jenner & Block, filed federal lawsuits against the Trump administration over the executive orders targeting them.

A third targeted firm, Perkins Coie, sued the administration earlier this month over the order aimed at that firm.

Skadden, Arps Executive Partner Jeremy London, in a statement posted online by Trump on Friday, said, “Skadden is
pleased to have achieved a successful agreement with President Trump and his Administration.”

“We engaged proactively with the President and his team in working together constructively to reach this agreement,” London said. “The Firm looks forward to continuing our productive relationship with President Trump and his Admin.”

“We firmly believe that this outcome is in the best interests of our clients, our people, and our Firm.”

Here’s a video of President Trump going over the deal with Skadden:

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