Frederick Baron

Jul 22, 2024 | thebulwark.com | Frederick Baron |Dennis Aftergut

ON SUNDAY, PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN reaffirmed his commitment to America’s future and to protecting democracy. He wisely put an end to his presidential candidacy and passed the party-leadership baton to a new generation: his vice president, Kamala Harris. Harris is the right choice for this moment. She can best unite the party and avoid a divisive intraparty fight. Two decades younger than Biden, she activates voters longing for someone to whom they can relate. She stands for the future, not the past.

Jul 19, 2024 | thehill.com | Dennis Aftergut |Frederick Baron

The night before the Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination, an iron-willed President Biden signaled that he may be reading the tea leaves about his own candidacy. In an interview on BET, the president stated that if a physician said that he “had some medical condition that emerged,” he would pass the torch to the next generation. Hours earlier, the New York Times had reported that Biden is “more receptive” to listening to those advocating that he drop out.

May 2, 2024 | rsn.org | Dennis Aftergut |Frederick Baron

No president has ever been held in criminal contempt before. On Tuesday, a court of law held a former president of the United States, Donald Trump, in criminal contempt. In 235 years of American presidents, this has never happened before. Sadly, it’s probably going to happen again, and soon—further contempt sanctions may be necessary to actually restrain Trump’s actions during his Manhattan criminal trial.

Apr 30, 2024 | slate.com | Dennis Aftergut |Frederick Baron

Skip to the content Jurisprudence On Tuesday, a court of law held a former president of the United States, Donald Trump, in criminal contempt. In 235 years of American presidents, this has never happened before. Sadly, it’s probably going to happen again, and soon—further contempt sanctions may be necessary to actually restrain Trump’s actions during his Manhattan criminal trial.

Mar 13, 2024 | cnn.com | Frederick Baron |Dennis Aftergut

Editor’s Note: Frederick D. Baron served as director of the Executive Office of National Security at the Department of Justice, associate deputy attorney general and counsel to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Dennis Aftergut is a former federal prosecutor and currently counsel to Lawyers Defending American Democracy. The views expressed in this commentary are their own. Read more at CNN Opinion.