Trump is stepping up his attacks on major law firms that have represented his opponents or worked on prosecutions against him.

His goal? Force them to fire attorneys who stood up to him, kill their diversity programs, funnel free legal resources to his allies, and quietly agree not to challenge him — or lose government contracts, security clearances, and access to federal buildings.

It's working. Some big firms have already caved under the pressure. The Washington Post reports that people harmed by Trump’s actions — and organizations fighting his authoritarian overreach — are already losing the legal support they need.

PCCC members like you have put in over a thousand letters and calls to executives of 3 law firms urging them to fight back. But with another firm caving to Trump's extortion yesterday and more on the fence, we just upped our campaign to include nearly 20 of the biggest law firms in the country.

Here's how you can help:

1. Call the top executives of major firms Trump has attacked or put on notice that they could be next. Or, email a letter to them urging them to fight back.
2. Then, call to thank 3 law firms that are fighting back in court rather than cave in to Trump. Or, email them a thank-you note here.
3. Then, donate to our work fighting Trump's assaults on democracy – including the right to legal representation.

The public has unique leverage here. Law firms aren’t used to this kind of public accountability — which is exactly why it’s powerful.

Within these firms, there are voices calling to do the right thing.

One brave young lawyer, Rachel Cohen, recently resigned in protest from one of the firms that caved to Trump, telling her bosses, "If being on this career path demands I accept that my industry—because this is certainly not unique to this firm—will allow an authoritarian government to ignore the courts, I refuse to take it any further. As I have said before, others stand to lose far, far more than a paycheck."

Our work can give those voices an edge in the internal debate over how to respond to Trump's bullying.

1. Please call on these law firms to fight back against Trump's extortion. Click here for phone numbers and a script or click here to email a letter to them.
2. And, thank the law firms that are fighting back instead of caving in. Click here to call. Or, click here to email them.
3. Then, donate to our democracy work fighting Trump's fascism.

Thanks for fighting strongly in this moment.

-- The PCCC Team (Follow us on BlueSky: @BoldProgressives.org)

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