The
Department
of
Education
isn’t
the
only
institution
targeted
for
attack
by
the
incoming
administration.
Kash
Patel,
President-elect
Donald
Trump’s
expected
nominee
for
directing
the
FBI,
also
has
his
sights
on
at
least
one
law
firm.
Be
on
high
alert
if
you’re
a
member
of
the
partnership
at
Perkins
Coie:
Other
notables
include
Kamala
Harris,
Eric
Holder,
Christopher
Wray
(current
Director
of
the
FBI
and
former
partner
at
King
&
Spalding),
and
more.
This
not-so
subtle
piece
of
McCarthyism
for
our
generation
comes
from
Patel’s
book
“Government
Gangsters:
The
Deep
State,
the
Truth,
and
the
Battle
for
Our
Democracy.”
It
was
released
in
September
of
last
year,
but
interest
in
the
book
came
back
to
the
fore
after
President-elect
Trump
announced
he’d
nominate
Patel
to
direct
the
FBI.
Strange
announcement
considering
Wray
is
supposed
to
have
his
job
until
2027,
but
nothing
stepping
down
or
getting
fired
by
Trump
wouldn’t
fix.
Will
other
Biglaw
firms
be
labeled
as
enemies
of
the
state?
Only
time
will
tell;
we’ve
got
a
very
interesting
four
years
ahead
of
us.
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
cannot
swim, a
published
author
on
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected] and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.