Head of white shoe law firm that caved to Trump out after Epstein revelation
A lawyer leading one of the country's largest law firms is leaving his job over his ties to the late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a new report.
The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Brad Karp, the leader of Paul Weiss, resigned after the recently released Epstein files revealed that he had been negotiating with Epstein in 2016 to get his son a movie role.
“Leading Paul Weiss for the past 18 years has been the honor of my professional life," Karp said in a statement to the WSJ. "Recent reporting has created a distraction and has placed a focus on me that is not in the best interests of the firm.”
Karp had previously clashed with President Donald Trump after the president attempted to shake down the law firm that had brought cases against him during his first administration. Karp was one of the law firm leaders who "brokered a deal" with Trump at the time, the WSJ reported, and Karp was sharply criticized by his peers for the move.