Harry Litman
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Harry Litman, the senior legal affairs columnist for the Opinion page, is a former U.S. attorney and deputy assistant attorney general. He is the creator and host of the “Talking Feds” podcast (@talkingfedspod) and a regular commentator on MSNBC, CNN and CBS News. He was previously a contributing columnist for the Washington Post. Litman teaches constitutional and national security law at UCLA and UC San Diego, is a senior fellow at the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy, and maintains a small law practice specializing in the False Claims Act. He served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justices Thurgood Marshall and Anthony Kennedy. Prior to law school, Litman worked on the Associated Press’ baseball desk and as a feature film production assistant in New York City. Litman and his wife, Julie Roskies Litman, have three children.
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The Florida congressman lacks the character, record or ability to lead the Justice Department, confirming the president-elect’s intent to dismantle the rule of law.
Nov. 14, 2024
The Justice Department has been largely separated from White House influence since Watergate. The president-elect has made it clear that it won’t be anymore.
Nov. 7, 2024
If Kamala Harris wins, the former president faces sentencing in New York, more trials and likely incarceration. But he can make most of it go away with a victory.
Oct. 31, 2024
The billionaire and Donald Trump backer gave away millions to induce registrations in swing states. But violations of election law are often hard to address.
Oct. 24, 2024
Litman: Mike Pence’s story is crucial to the Jan. 6 case against Trump. Can Jack Smith still use it?
The former vice president’s story is crucial to the federal case. Prosecutors argue that it should survive the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling for several reasons.
Oct. 11, 2024
The former president’s lawyers are trying to prevent disclosure of special counsel Jack Smith’s extensive court filing detailing the election interference case.
Sept. 30, 2024
A hearing before Judge Tanya Chutkan suggested much depends on whether the Supreme Court allows evidence of the former president’s interactions with Mike Pence.
Sept. 5, 2024
The vice president and longtime California prosecutor had a carefully institutionalist answer to Democrats chanting for her opponent’s incarceration.
Aug. 29, 2024
The Democratic National Convention and Trump fought to define the vice president’s background as California attorney general and San Francisco district attorney.
Aug. 22, 2024
The Arizona grand jurors who charged Giuliani and others in a fake electors plot wanted to include the former president. A prosecutor waved them off.
Aug. 9, 2024