Pres. Trump Still Managing Trump Org - Directs Sons to Fire Lawyer

[DaisyDay]

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5266636-trump-org-fires-lawyer-william-burck-harvard-ties/

I guess the question is did Pres. Trump order his sons to fire the lawyer from Harvard (because he was from Harvard and Trump now has a vendetta) or did he simply, offhandedly suggest to his offspring that Harvard lawyers should be fired? The president in his second term has actively shilled for products and venues that he owns and profits from.

The president urged his sons, who now run the Trump Organization, to fire the attorney immediately.

“Harvard is a threat to Democracy, with a lawyer, who represents me, who should therefore be forced to resign, immediately, or be fired. He’s not that good, anyway, and I hope that my very big and beautiful company, now run by my sons, gets rid of him ASAP!” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

Shortly after the post, the Trump Organization fired Burck.

Is this legal and ethical?

 

[Desk trauma]

Is this legal and ethical?

Such oldthink.

 

[Hans Blaster]

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5266636-trump-org-fires-lawyer-william-burck-harvard-ties/

I guess the question is did Pres. Trump order his sons to fire the lawyer from Harvard (because he was from Harvard and Trump now has a vendetta) or did he simply, offhandedly suggest to his offspring that Harvard lawyers should be fired? The president in his second term has actively shilled for products and venues that he owns and profits from.



Is this legal and ethical?

The fired lawyer is representing Harvard in their case against the Trump administration.

 

[Say it aint so]

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5266636-trump-org-fires-lawyer-william-burck-harvard-ties/

I guess the question is did Pres. Trump order his sons to fire the lawyer from Harvard (because he was from Harvard and Trump now has a vendetta) or did he simply, offhandedly suggest to his offspring that Harvard lawyers should be fired? The president in his second term has actively shilled for products and venues that he owns and profits from.



Is this legal and ethical?

Honestly, and I am not being facetious when I say this. What is or isn't legal or ethical is of no consideration with the Trump admin.

 

[DaisyDay]

The fired lawyer is representing Harvard in their case against the Trump administration.

That's an interesting point, but the Trump administration is really supposed to be distinct from Trump Organization. Would the US president be justified in ordering any company to fire its lawyer because that lawyer represented a plaintiff against the US administration? The Trump Organization should get more hands-off not less from Senior Don.

 

[Hans Blaster]

Honestly, and I am not being facetious when I say this. What is or isn't legal or ethical is of no consideration with the Trump admin.

I was just pointing out the lawyer's connection to Harvard that was relevant and drove the instruction.

 

[DaisyDay]

I was just pointing out the lawyer's connection to Harvard that was relevant and drove the instruction.

But is this instruction legal or ethical considering that the suit is against the government not the organization? Trump is supposed to not know what the management of the org is or isn't doing. He certainly isn't supposed to be actively managing it.

 

[Say it aint so]

I was just pointing out the lawyer's connection to Harvard that was relevant and drove the instruction.

Yes. I understand. Nevertheless, they don't give second thought about what is legal, ethical, or heck, whether court rulings should be adhered to.

 

[essentialsaltes]

We tore up "blind trust" ethical protections in Trump 1.0.

Trump 2.0 has nary a fig leaf of such protections. So as others have noted, ethics are no longer relevant. That guy from CREW will presumably wag his finger, but we've seen how much good that does.

And as the head of a company, I'm sure he or his son-agents or the Company can legally fire an at-will attorney for any reason or no reason.

 

[Maria Billingsley]

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5266636-trump-org-fires-lawyer-william-burck-harvard-ties/

I guess the question is did Pres. Trump order his sons to fire the lawyer from Harvard (because he was from Harvard and Trump now has a vendetta) or did he simply, offhandedly suggest to his offspring that Harvard lawyers should be fired? The president in his second term has actively shilled for products and venues that he owns and profits from.



Is this legal and ethical?

Maybe you should read the playbook, Agenda 2025 .It highlights significant discussions about "restoring" a "traditional model" to universities. Historically, traditional models of higher education in the United States were often not inclusive and largely privileged white, heterosexual men from certain socioeconomic levels.The intent is to roll back some of the hard-won progress in diversity, equity, and inclusion. What one person considers a desirable "traditional model" might be viewed by others as a return to an exclusionary

 

[DaisyDay]

We tore up "blind trust" ethical protections in Trump 1.0.

Trump 2.0 has nary a fig leaf of such protections. So as others have noted, ethics are no longer relevant. That guy from CREW will presumably wag his finger, but we've seen how much good that does.

And as the head of a company, I'm sure he or his son-agents or the Company can legally fire an at-will attorney for any reason or no reason.

But, but, but, he's not supposed to be the head of the company while serving as president.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Honestly, and I am not being facetious when I say this. What is or isn't legal or ethical is of no consideration with the Trump admin.

Or the overwhelming number of Christian Americans whose vote gave Trump a clear mandate.