Trump Organization Dropped By Tax Law Firm

The Wall Street Journal reports:

The law firm that handled the tax affairs of Donald Trump and his company during his presidency said it would stop representing him and his business.

The firm, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, is currently wrangling with the New York attorney general’s office over documents related to its work for the former president’s business, the Trump Organization. Led by Democratic Attorney General Letitia James, the office is conducting a civil-fraud probe into Mr. Trump’s financial dealings.

Morgan Lewis joins other firms that have distanced themselves from Mr. Trump in recent days. After the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Seyfarth Shaw LLP said it had notified the Trump Organization it would no longer represent the company.

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A law firm that has handled tax affairs for the Trump Organization is bowing out https://t.co/TbcDgIvD02

— Capital Journal (@WSJPolitics) January 21, 2021