Trump gets $100M deal with Skadden law firm amid pressure campaign

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10. It's more money than the $40M Paul Weiss committed, but without the Trump control of the work, apparently.

Under the deal, Trump said Skadden won’t deny representation to clients from “politically disenfranchised groups, who have not historically received legal representation from major national law firms.”  

The firm’s assistance will include a focus on assisting veterans and other public servants, the president said, including “members of the military, law enforcement and on and on.” 

Skadden will also commit to “merit-based hiring, promotion and retention” and fund at least five fellows as part of a scholarship fund, Trump said.  

The $100M deal does not appear to be significantly different from what Skadden Arps has always done. It has always engaged in "merit based" hiring, always hiring only the very top graduates of the most elite law schools. But I would like to see the text of the agreement. It should be public record.