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Quote
of
the
Day.
[They]
set
aside
the
law
[not
because
they
were]
going
to
be
thrown
in
jail,
but
because
they
might
lose
a
few
clients
and
might
not
be
able
to
finish
that
kitchen
rehab
at
their
Hampton
house.
—
Former
President
Barack
Obama,
in
comments
given
during
a
private
fundraiser
in
New
Jersey,
where
he
criticized
Biglaw
partners
whose
firms
signed
questionable
pro
bono
payola
deals
with
Trump
to
escape
onerous
(and
unconstitutional)
executive
orders
to
protect
their
bottom
lines
instead
of
the
rule
of
law.
“I’m
not
impressed,”
he
said.
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