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Why One Lawyer Resigned When His Firm Caved to Trump: An Update

December 29, 2025·24 min·3-min readnarrativenews
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Thomas Sipp, a corporate lawyer at Skadden Arps, resigned in protest after the firm agreed to a legally dubious deal with the Trump administration that compromised constitutional principles. His resignation—spurred by moral conviction rather than career security—became a symbolic act of r

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Thomas Sipp

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Thomas SippMichael BarbaroDonald Trump

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Skadden ArpsPaul Weiss

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AuthoritarianismCriminal JusticeDemocracyInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismPolitical NewsUs Politics

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