Porter Wright Remains Mum On Why It's Pulling Out Of Trump's PA Lawsuit

Law firm Porter Wright Morris & Arthur has filed a motion to withdraw from its position leading a legal fight for the Trump campaign in Pennsylvania. The federal lawsuit sought to block the certification of the battleground state’s election results.

“Plaintiffs and Porter Wright have reached a mutual agreement that plaintiffs will be best served if Porter Wright withdraws,” the Thursday filing reads.

The firm has shared no specific explanation as to why they want to pull out the suit, which was filed last week, but a previous report from the New York Times described growing unease among employees as they contest what so far have been legitimate election results.

The firm is based in Ohio and has thus far netted $727,000 in fees from the Trump campaign this year, The Independent reports. Porter Wright has a history of representing politicians regardless of political stance, as long as they can pay. Statements released Wednesday by the company reaffirm its commitment to the practice, despite later retreating from the Trump case.

“[Porter Wright has a] long history of election law work during which we have represented Democratic, Republican and independent campaigns and issues,” it said. “At times, this calls for us to take on controversial cases. We expect criticism in such instances, and we affirm the right of all individuals to express concern and disagreement.”

The backing out of Porter Wright is another blow to Trump's already fraught legal crusade that has seen numerous dismissals and growing reports of unease among the lawyers hired to argue, thus far entirely without evidence, that election results are compromised enough to warrant intervention.

Jones Day has represented Trump to the tune of $20 million since 2015, but like Porter Wright, now faces internal strife over filing against the democratic process itself, the NYT reports.