Speaking at a charity gala dinner last night in Los Angeles, former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff condemned the decision by his law firm to preemptively come to an arrangement with the Trump administration to avoid an Executive Order targeting his firm,

Speaking at a Bet Tzedek fundraiser last week, former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff said he urged Willkie Farr & Gallagher leaders not to negotiate with the White House to fend off an executive order.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher, the law firm that employs the former second gentleman, is the latest to strike a deal with the Trump administration.

As most major law firms stay silent on U.S. President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting the legal industry, some of the firms' lawyers are pushing back on their own.

The Justice Department has suggested to federal agencies they're free to blacklist a law firm targeted by President Donald Trump despite a judge’s ruling that halted enforcement of an executive order

The firm called the president’s executive order against it “a plain violation of the First Amendment.” WilmerHale is expected to file its own action opposing the administration.