Universities, Businesses Turn to This Lawyer for Political Prep

Business is brisk for Washington whisperer Michael Bopp, whose specialty preparing besieged CEOs for congressional testimony is in high demand as President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans take aim at public media, universities and major corporations.

Congressional Republicans, eager to carry out Trump’s agenda, are investigating organizations considered out of step with the president. Bopp, an attorney at Gibson Dunn whose clients have included everyone from former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to GOP mega-donor Harlan Crow, has become a vital player in their defense.

“This administration is really driving a lot of the investigations on the Hill,” Bopp, a ...