Jeffrey Toobin
Journalist at Freelance
Contributing Opinion Writer at The New York Times
Author of "Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right Wing Extremism," Published May 2023
Articles
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3 weeks ago |
golfdigest.com | Jeffrey Toobin
In the seemingly endless legal slugfest between Jack Nicklaus (the golfer) and the Nicklaus Companies, LLC (his former corporate alter ego), the latest round has gone to the Golden Bear—the human being, that is. Last week, a trial judge in Manhattan dismissed the case brought by the company which sought to control Nicklaus’ attempts to use his own name to promote his golf course design and other businesses. In a 35-page ruling, Justice Joel M.
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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Jeffrey Toobin
Payback and projection have long been two of President Trump's touchstones. He settles scores in return for every perceived slight and accuses his targets of what he has done himself. In his second term, that approach has bled into the law, with perilous consequences. More than most other areas of presidential authority, the Justice Department gives Mr. Trump a way to settle scores - and to help friends.
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1 month ago |
nybooks.com | Jeffrey Toobin
The scandal involving Russian attempts to help Donald Trump win the 2016 presidential election never acquired a catchy nickname or defining detail, and that may be one reason the story faded so quickly from public consciousness. The words “Watergate” and “Monica Lewinsky” immediately summon specific facts and images, but the first scandal of the first Trump presidency, to the extent it’s remembered today, is probably best known for the man who led the investigation of it.
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2 months ago |
nytimes.com | Jeffrey Toobin
In the shambling Democratic response to the onslaught of changes wrought by President Trump in the first weeks of his second term, there has been one bright spot. Democrats control the attorney general's office in 22 states, and they have filed the most important - and, so far, most successful - cases against controversial Trump administration initiatives.
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2 months ago |
cnn.com | Anderson Cooper |Jeffrey Toobin
Ad Feedback Video Ad Feedback Legal expert on what happens if Trump decides to defy Federal judge's court order Anderson Cooper 360 CNN's Anderson Cooper and chief legal analyst Jefferey Toobin discuss what may happen if President Trump decides to defy a Federal judge's court order.
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