The Democratic superlawyer Trump can't silence: 'We are in the break-glass moment of American history'

[littlemissmartypants]

Elias has long defended high-profile Democrats and election law, resisting Trump’s crackdown on his opponents

Rachel Leingang
Wed 24 Sep 2025 06.00 EDT

Marc Elias, a prominent Democratic election attorney, has not shied away from standing up to the Trump administration, and has been targeted for retribution this year multiple times as a result.

He’s one of scores of lawyers the Trump administration has named in executive actions, joining a list that includes big law firms and attorneys who worked for people Trump considers his opponents.

There’s no shortage of reasons why Donald Trump would hate Elias and want to shut him down: Elias has for decades represented high-profile Democrats, including the presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris, and prominent liberal groups, including the Democratic National Committee. He hired the research group that investigated Trump’s ties to Russia in 2016, eventually becoming the Steele dossier. He specializes in election law and won 64 of the 65 cases he worked on in response to Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.

In one presidential memo, the Trump administration listed “examples of grossly unethical misconduct” by lawyers, singling out Elias for his involvement in the Steele dossier. The law firm Elias used to work for, Perkins Coie, got its own presidential action that cited the dossier. Trump mentioned Elias by name in March at a Department of Justice press conference, calling him a “radical” who was trying to “turn America into a corrupt, communist and third-world country”.
Snip...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/24/marc-elias-trump-democrats-retribution

[Cha]

1. Marc Elias is a True Patriot Hero For

America's Democracy, and he's Brilliant! 💙

Mahalo, pants~ 💙

[Irish_Dem]

3. He is one of the most patriotic and courageous people in the US.

He deserves the Medal of Freedom.
Not the Trump criminals and cowards.

[BComplex]

2. The two places that I'm a sustaining donor: Marc Elias and DU.

I care about my country, and who is running it.

[kimbutgar]

4. History will be said he worked to save democracy in this orange turd reign of terror !

[Skittles]

5. a true American hero

[ancianita]

6. If trump COULD go after The Elias Group he would have done it already. Bondi's got nothing, Not only that,

as soon as the doj impaneled a grand jury that got prosecutor's selected "evidence," they'd shut it down.

If a grand jury were found that would recommend indictment, his Elias would be represented by the world's most feared law firm, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, or the other three of the "Fearsome Four" -- Kirkland & Ellis, Skadden, and Gibson Dunn. Not to mention how the Elias Group's attorneys could work with their counsel and get the whole thing dismissed with prejudice.

This ain't goin' anywhere.

[Chicagogrl1]

7. We need to support Mr Elias

We need to support his group financially, so he can continue the fight. Money talks. Bullsh*t walks.

[MLWR]

8. The only one who is "unethical" is the Orange Buffoon

who, very obviously, believes the First Amendment guarantees free speech "for me but not for thee."

[brakester]

9. Marc Elias' team is called

Democracy Docket. His informative podcast is called Defending Democracy.
He is a top-notch election lawyer and wins a lot of cases.

Sign up and support his essential work.

[ananda]

11. Done!

Thanks for reminding me to donate again.

[Cheezoholic]

10. A Congressional or Presidential medal of honor should we ever get power back should be mandatory for this man n/t