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Kamala
Harris
is
hawking
her
new
book,
107
Days,
and
so,
she
sat
down
with
Rachel
Maddow
on
MSNBC
last
night.
Harris
had
plenty
to
say
about
Donald
Trump
and
how
he’s
a
“tyrant,”
but
Trump
wasn’t
the
only
figure
that
drew
Harris’s
fire.
Harris
turned
her
attention
to
private
companies
for
not
holding
the
line
vis-à-vis
Trump.
“I’ve
worked
closely
with
the
private
sector
over
many
years.
And
I
always
believed
that
if
push
came
to
shove,
those
titans
of
industry
would
be
guardrails
for
our
democracy,
for
the
importance
of
sustaining
democratic
institutions.
And
one
by
one
by
one,
they
have
been
silent.
They
have
been,
you
know,
yes,
I
use
the
word
feckless,”
Harris
said.
Harris
also
pointed
out
that
this
lack
of
courage
is
motivated
by
the
bottom
line.
“Perhaps
it’s
because
they
want
a
merger
approved
or
they
want
to
avoid
an
investigation.
But
at
some
point
they’ve
got
to
stand
up
for
the
sake
of
the
people
who
rely
on
all
of
these
institutions
—
to
have
integrity
and
to,
at
some
point,
be
the
guardrails
against
a
tyrant
who’s
using
the
federal
government
to
execute
his
whim
and
fancy
because
of
a
fragile
ego.”
Bold
words.
But…
I
just
have
one
question:
Does
she
know
where
her
husband
works?
Listen,
I’m
sure
the
last
year
or
so
has
been
hella
crazy
for
Harris
and
maybe
she
just
isn’t
tracking
where
her
husband
is
currently
practicing
law.
If
she
*does*
know,
this
whole
interview
is
giving
big
do
as
I
say,
not
as
my
husband
does
energy.
Because
for
those
who
don’t
know
and/or
care,
after
his
stint
as
Second
Gentleman,
Doug
Emhoff
chose
to
return
to
Biglaw
and
is
currently
a
partner
at
Willkie
Farr.
You
know,
one
of
the
nine
“feckless”
Biglaw
firms
that
bent
a
knee
to
Donald
Trump
—
and
promised
$940
million
in
pro
bono
payola
—
to
avoid
the
unconstitutional
Executive
Orders
targeting
major
law
firms
that
pissed
off
Donald
Trump.
So
yes,
quite
like
the
“titans
of
industry”
that
are
supposed
to
be
“guardrails
for
our
democracy”
the
law
firm
where
Emhoff
is
a
partner
did
the
Exact.
Same.
Thing.
It’s
actually
worse,
because
Willkie
is
giving
Donald
Trump
$100
million
is
free
legal
services
for
Trump-approved
causes
and
clients.
This
is
not
as
simple
as
holding
a
woman
accountable
for
what
her
husband
does,
as
some
Harris
apologists
might
opine.
There
is
a
direct
financial
benefit
that
Kamala
Harris’s
household
receives
when
Willkie
Farr
does
well
—
and
that
firm
sold
out
the
rule
of
law
in
order
to
ensure
that
their
bottom
line
didn’t
take
a
hit.
And
I
don’t
think
Harris’s
comments
pass
the
blush
test
just
because
Emhoff
was
publicly
critical
of
Willkie’s
deal
with
Trump.
Because
HE
SILL
WORKS
THERE!
As
a
partner,
no
less!
Associates
(and
of
course,
partners
too)
are
bailing
from
Willkie
to
get
the
stink
of
capitulation
off
their
career.
Emhoff
—
both
as
an
experienced
partner
and
as
a
household
name
—
has
vastly
more
opportunities
than
junior
attorneys
yet
he
chooses
to
stay
at
Willkie.
And
that
says
a
lot
more
about
who
is
—
and
who
is
not
—
actually
willing
to
fight
for
democracy
than
the
MSNBC
clip.
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Senior
Editor
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