Elie Honig: Blacklisting Law Firms Is ‘Corrosive,’ ‘Jack Smith Is Entitled to Have Counsel’

COOPER Well Elie let ░░░░░░░░ just point out a ░░░░░░░░ here because Liz brought ░░░░░░░░ this idea I mean ░░░░░░░░ say he goes after ░░░░░░░░ 6th Committee members they ░░░░░░░░ to a law firm ░░░░░░░░ Washington D C they ░░░░░░░░ to hire a good ░░░░░░░░ firm to defend them ░░░░░░░░ FBI investigations The President ░░░░░░░░ now going after law ░░░░░░░░ in Washington specifically to ░░░░░░░░ them from taking cases ░░░░░░░░ people who might be ░░░░░░░░ afoul of the Trump ░░░░░░░░ So he s going ░░░░░░░░ big law firms in ░░░░░░░░ to intimidate them to ░░░░░░░░ take any of these ░░░░░░░░ HONIG This targeting of ░░░░░░░░ firms is so corrosive ░░░░░░░░ a couple of levels ░░░░░░░░ of all it threatens ░░░░░░░░ very existence of these ░░░░░░░░ firms because the question ░░░░░░░░ if there s a ░░░░░░░░ client out there a ░░░░░░░░ contractor that needs to ░░░░░░░░ contracts with the federal ░░░░░░░░ to survive why are ░░░░░░░░ going to hire one ░░░░░░░░ these law firms on ░░░░░░░░ blacklist I should say ░░░░░░░░ worked at Covington Burling ░░░░░░░░ long time ago one ░░░░░░░░ the law firms that ░░░░░░░░ been singled out COOPER ░░░░░░░░ any corporation why would ░░░░░░░░ hire one of these ░░░░░░░░ firms if the President ░░░░░░░░ going to attack that ░░░░░░░░ just because they use ░░░░░░░░ lawyers HONIG They re ░░░░░░░░ to be shut out ░░░░░░░░ contracts But more to ░░░░░░░░ point it goes to ░░░░░░░░ heart of the right ░░░░░░░░ counsel Covington s great ░░░░░░░░ here is they re ░░░░░░░░ Jack Smith Whatever one ░░░░░░░░ think of Jack Smith ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ did anything remotely criminal ░░░░░░░░ sure as heck is ░░░░░░░░ to have counsel and ░░░░░░░░ have counsel of his ░░░░░░░░ Criminal defendants are entitled ░░░░░░░░ the counsel and if ░░░░░░░░ can afford it counsel ░░░░░░░░ their choosing So not ░░░░░░░░ is he posing a ░░░░░░░░ serious threat to law ░░░░░░░░ and by the way ░░░░░░░░ at law firms are ░░░░░░░░ extremely alarmed about this ░░░░░░░░ he s really undermining ░░░░░░░░ constitutional right to counsel ░░░░░░░░ applies to everybody.”