Scott Galloway

So I have a question that requires more political judgment than legal expertise, although it does involve the law. And you referenced earlier that I just called it seashell gate. I love what Yuval Noah Harari said, that democracies thrive on trust while dictatorships are built on fear.

So I have a question that requires more political judgment than legal expertise, although it does involve the law. And you referenced earlier that I just called it seashell gate. I love what Yuval Noah Harari said, that democracies thrive on trust while dictatorships are built on fear.

My sense is this is a perfect example of that, that this will be swatted away under any sort of responsible legal scrutiny. You know, free speech. I just think this is a ridiculous attempt to intimidate and create an atmosphere of fear such that people do not speak out and they silence people. any criticism of the president. What are your thoughts around that notion, Preet?

My sense is this is a perfect example of that, that this will be swatted away under any sort of responsible legal scrutiny. You know, free speech. I just think this is a ridiculous attempt to intimidate and create an atmosphere of fear such that people do not speak out and they silence people. any criticism of the president. What are your thoughts around that notion, Preet?

My sense is this is a perfect example of that, that this will be swatted away under any sort of responsible legal scrutiny. You know, free speech. I just think this is a ridiculous attempt to intimidate and create an atmosphere of fear such that people do not speak out and they silence people. any criticism of the president. What are your thoughts around that notion, Preet?

So in addition to being a federal prosecutor, you've worked with really prestigious law firms. Yeah. And something that was really chilling and disappointing, quite frankly, and maybe it's been misrepresented in the media, and I'm very open to learning here because I think you have more insight into actually what went down here.

So in addition to being a federal prosecutor, you've worked with really prestigious law firms. Yeah. And something that was really chilling and disappointing, quite frankly, and maybe it's been misrepresented in the media, and I'm very open to learning here because I think you have more insight into actually what went down here.

So in addition to being a federal prosecutor, you've worked with really prestigious law firms. Yeah. And something that was really chilling and disappointing, quite frankly, and maybe it's been misrepresented in the media, and I'm very open to learning here because I think you have more insight into actually what went down here.

So I've been really disappointed in what I'll call this domino of cowardice, in that as corporations have said, okay, it's easier for, with respect to shareholder value, to just give a million bucks to the inauguration campaign and pay $40 million for some lame documentary for the first lady and basically just kiss his ass to stay out of his way. I can sort of empathize with that viewpoint.

So I've been really disappointed in what I'll call this domino of cowardice, in that as corporations have said, okay, it's easier for, with respect to shareholder value, to just give a million bucks to the inauguration campaign and pay $40 million for some lame documentary for the first lady and basically just kiss his ass to stay out of his way. I can sort of empathize with that viewpoint.

So I've been really disappointed in what I'll call this domino of cowardice, in that as corporations have said, okay, it's easier for, with respect to shareholder value, to just give a million bucks to the inauguration campaign and pay $40 million for some lame documentary for the first lady and basically just kiss his ass to stay out of his way. I can sort of empathize with that viewpoint.

What was even more disappointing, though, with certain really prestigious law firms doing what I would loosely categorize as bending a knee and saying, all right, we'll do pro bono work for the family or we won't take on certain clients. It just seems such an entire puncturing or rupturing of the legal system and what it's supposed to stand for in terms of justice being blind.

What was even more disappointing, though, with certain really prestigious law firms doing what I would loosely categorize as bending a knee and saying, all right, we'll do pro bono work for the family or we won't take on certain clients. It just seems such an entire puncturing or rupturing of the legal system and what it's supposed to stand for in terms of justice being blind.

What was even more disappointing, though, with certain really prestigious law firms doing what I would loosely categorize as bending a knee and saying, all right, we'll do pro bono work for the family or we won't take on certain clients. It just seems such an entire puncturing or rupturing of the legal system and what it's supposed to stand for in terms of justice being blind.

Am I exaggerating what happened here? Give us your thoughts on the context here and whether I'm being, as always, overly emotional here.

Am I exaggerating what happened here? Give us your thoughts on the context here and whether I'm being, as always, overly emotional here.

Am I exaggerating what happened here? Give us your thoughts on the context here and whether I'm being, as always, overly emotional here.

And Preet is much more polite and gentlemanly than I am. The Demand Justice site has this article called Standing Up to Big Law Cowards, and this is law firms that have pledged almost a billion dollars in free work to Trump, and they include...

And Preet is much more polite and gentlemanly than I am. The Demand Justice site has this article called Standing Up to Big Law Cowards, and this is law firms that have pledged almost a billion dollars in free work to Trump, and they include...

And Preet is much more polite and gentlemanly than I am. The Demand Justice site has this article called Standing Up to Big Law Cowards, and this is law firms that have pledged almost a billion dollars in free work to Trump, and they include...