Other than that, his portrait of Jones Day and the legal profession bears little resemblance to reality. According to that tradition, truth and justice are secured through a vigorously contested adversarial system, in which all litigants have lawyers who represent them. As many Jones Day lawyers told him, the firm represents clients, not causes; it has no political agenda. Jones Day lawyers span the political spectrum, supporting Democratic and Republican candidates alike. It defends clients from lawsuits, investigations and prosecutions, and sometimes represents clients who run for public office.

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