Trump’s Georgia Call Lawyer Blames ‘Leftist Groups’ for Exit (1)

The Foley & Lardner partner who left the firm after participating in President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn Georgia’s presidential election results says she’s the victim of “a massive pressure campaign” mounted by “leftist groups.”

“With the ever more brazen attacks on conservatives and, most especially, anyone who supports and wants to help President Trump, I realize that a large national law firm is no longer the right platform for me or my law practice,” Mitchell, 70, wrote in a memo to friends and clients that she confirmed to Bloomberg Law.

The firm announced Mitchell’s resignation on Tuesday. Mitchell’s memo ...