As Midterms Near, Top Law Firms That Capitulated to Trump Are on the Sidelines NYT - Home Page By: Michael S. Schmidt and Jim Rutenberg 31 October 2026 at 09:02 None of the firms that struck deals to avoid crippling executive orders are publicly involved in the major legal efforts to check the Trump administrationβs attempts to meddle in the midterm elections, a review by The New York Times shows. Β© Mark Schiefelbein/Associated PressThe lawyer Norm Eisen is preparing to lead a coalition that has vowed to stop President Trump if he tries to interfere in the midterm elections.