As of August, the president’s investment portfolio showed significantly more in bonds than in stocks. It is unclear if his personal holdings had any bearing on his decisions regarding tariffs.
To avoid retribution, big firms agreed to provide free legal services for uncontroversial causes. To the White House, that could mean negotiating trade deals — or even defending the president and his allies.
President Trump has generally hinted that he sees the promises of nearly $1 billion in pro bono legal services that he has extracted from elite law firms as a legal war chest to be used as he wishes.
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