Press Releases Archive
A new guide, published on Just Security, explains what to expect at former President Donald Trump’s landmark criminal trial in Manhattan for allegedly falsifying records to cover up payments made to hide information from voters. The trial is set to begin on April 15. The guide was written by Amb. Norm Eisen (ret.), Andrew Warren, and […]
. . . . . “Nothing in the transcript is exculpatory for Trump.” Last week, The New York Times published a heavily redacted transcript of an interview with former President Donald Trump’s White House valet conducted by the House Jan. 6 Committee that was provided to The Times by Rep. Barry […]
“As with so many other false conspiracy theories, this tale falls apart after just a cursory review of the evidence.” In its final report, the House Jan. 6th Committee summarized the testimony of witnesses who claimed that former President Donald Trump had “floated” the idea of deploying 10,000 National Guardsmen — mainly to protect him and his supporters as […]
In an amicus brief filed Wednesday with the Supreme Court, 11 leading legal experts explained why the Court should reject the claim made by the petitioner in Fischer v. United States, a case related to the January 6 criminal prosecutions, that raises the issue of what constitutes obstructing, influencing, or impeding an official proceeding under 18 U.S.C. § […]
Eisen, Wertheimer, And Joscelyn: The American People Are “Entitled To Know If Trump Is A Convicted Felon Before The Election.” At a press briefing on Thursday, top legal experts discussed Wednesday’s Supreme Court announcement that they would grant former President Donald Trump a hearing about his “presidential immunity” claim. The experts on the panel were […]
Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 applauds the Senate introduction today of the essential John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, led by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA). A foundational principle of our democracy is that every eligible citizen has the right to vote and to have their vote […]
The most important factor in the case, however, is timing. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court announced it would take up former President Donald Trump’s immunity appeal, scheduling oral argument for the week of April 22. “The court has framed the question in such a way that it is almost certain it will reject Trump’s outlandish […]
“With Justice Juan Merchan’s proclamation last week that jury selection in the Manhattan prosecution of Donald Trump will begin on March 25, it is time for a reappraisal of the case,” Amb. Norman Eisen (ret.), Joshua Kolb, and Barbara McQuade write in an essay published today by The New York Times. The charges brought by Manhattan […]
In an op-ed published this morning on MSNBC, Matthew Seligman, Amb. Norman Eisen (ret.), and Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer discuss why it is so important that the Supreme Court move quickly to deny former President Donald Trump’s petition to review the lower court’s decision rejecting his meritless claim of presidential immunity in the January 6/election interference […]
Experts from across the political spectrum urged the courts to hold Trump accountable. A panel of legal experts updated reporters on the status of the four criminal cases against former President Donald Trump in a press briefing today. The experts on the panel were Fred Wertheimer, Barbara McQuade, John Dean, and Amb. Norm Eisen (ret.). […]
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