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Norman Eisen

former impeachment counsel to the House Judiciary Committee

Ambassador Norman Eisen (ret.) was former President Barack Obama’s ethics czar and impeachment counsel to the House Judiciary Committee in 2019-20.

Ambassador Norman Eisen (ret.) was former President Barack Obama’s ethics czar and impeachment counsel to the House Judiciary Committee in 2019-20.

Latest from Norman Eisen

4d ago

The secret memo and obscure lawyer at the center of the Trump indictment

New President Donald Trump indictment has spotlighted lawyer Kenneth Chesebro's memo. “Co-Conspirator 5” is at the center of special counsel Jack Smith's case.
14d ago

The incredibly savvy simplicity of Jack Smith’s latest Trump indictment

Jack Smith believes a speedy trial is imperative for the health of our democracy. To that end, he has produced an indictment defined by clarity and relative simplicity.
49d ago

Yevgeny Prigozhin embodies the rot Putin wants to force back on Ukraine

The abortive rebellion by Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin against Russia and its president Vladimir Putin has reinforced the role of corruption in the war.
63d ago

The three horsemen of Trump's legal apocalypse

Due to the gravity of Jack Smith's indictment against Trump, the special counsel has become the leader of the pack of prosecutors contemplating more charges
81d ago

The Mar-a-Lago classified docs case keeps getting worse for Trump

Sources tell the Washington Post that Trump employees moved boxes of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago suggests plenty about his intent.
110d ago

DeSantis’ war on Disney is as un-American as it gets

DeSantis’ battle against Disney isn’t just unpopular – it’s unconstitutional, and just another example of the right’s hypocrisy toward First Amendment law.
116d ago

A new clue in the Fani Willis investigation

Trump investigation in Georgia takes a turn for the worse as lawyers defending 2020 fake electors land on Fani Willis' naughty list as possible indictment looms
146d ago

The House GOP’s Manhattan DA meddling is ugly, partisan and potentially unlawful  

Trump indictment watch continues in Manhattan. And Alvin Bragg must beware unlawful meddling from House weaponization Republicans like Jim Jordan.

The Jan. 6 hearings spotlight a Trump smoking gun in Georgia

Tuesday's January 6 hearing Day 4 is now live. Watch as the committee spotlights a Trump smoking gun in Georgia tied to a 2021 call to Brad Raffensperger.

Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court hearing spotlights broader GOP dysfunction

Jackson will likely be confirmed. But Americans will also remain stuck with this brand of Congress — with its pandering and toxic dysfunction — for the foreseeable future.