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<p><i>This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since.</i></p><p>President Trump has used executive orders to wage war on law firms, specifically targeting those whose lawyers have investigated or sued him, or represented his enemies in court.</p><p>Michael Barbaro speaks to Thomas Sipp, a lawyer who chose to quit after his firm, Skadden, negotiated a deal to placate the president.</p><p>Guest: <strong>Thomas Sipp</strong>, a lawyer who left his firm after it negotiated a deal with Mr. Trump.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Listen to the original version of the episode <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/podcasts/the-daily/skadden-lawyer-resigned-trump-thomas-sipp.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</li><li>Read about how Paul Weiss, a major democratic law firm, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/us/politics/paul-weiss-trump.html" target="_blank">ended up bowing to Mr. Trump</a>.</li>...