Trump Is Steamrolling Corporate America. Democrats Are Taking Notes

In recent months, President Donald Trump has launched a brutal campaign to bend America’s most influential institutions to his will. He has threatened and cajoled institutions in Big Law, Big Tech, elite universities, and the military-industrial complex.​ 

Consider the legal sector. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, one of the nation’s premier firms, relented under pressure to provide $100 million in pro bono services for initiatives supported by the Trump administration. This...