When asked for comment, Harrison Fields, a White House spokesman, did not directly address the latest developments. Instead he said that Mr. Trump “has radically changed the business of discrimination, including by ending D.E.I. Nine firms reached deals with Mr. Trump to head off executive orders. In total, the firms pledged nearly a billion dollars in pro bono legal work. The deals have been criticized by many in the legal community as unconstitutional and undemocratic, and have led to splits inside some of the firms about the wisdom of agreeing to terms with the White House.
