President Donald Trump has reached a deal with five law firms that were accused of illegal hiring practices and political discrimination.
The settlement will allow them to avoid punishing executive orders in exchange for hundreds of millions in free legal services.
The deal represents a massive win for Trump.
The president leveraged White House sanctions, which has sent dozens of massive law firms scrambling to kiss the ring and cut deals with the Trump administration.
Law firms Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, and Latham & Watkins LLP have all agreed to provide $125 million each in free legal work.
The legal services will be used for causes ranging from representing veterans to fighting anti-Semitism.
In return for these agreements, the Trump administration will end inquiries from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that were investigating discriminatory hiring practices at those firms.
Another law firm, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, also agreed to provide $100 million in free legal services and also signed agreements not to engage in illegal DEI hiring practices and political discrimination.
The president signed multiple executive orders targeting leftist law firms engaged in illegal discrimination.
Trump utilized a