Op-Eds Archive

Just Security Op-Ed: “Our Prosecution Memo Points The Way For The Special Counsel”

“Some people have argued against the need for, or timing of, the appointment of a special counsel in the federal investigations of former President Donald […]

Eisen/Wertheimer Op-Ed On Slate: Pennsylvania’s Law Is Clear — Absentee Ballots Should Be Counted

The following op-ed by Amb. Norman Eisen (ret.) and Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer was published today on Slate.   Slate  |  11/8/2022 The Fate […]

Wertheimer On Brookings: The “Independent State Legislature Theory” Will Not Empower State Legislatures To Override Presidential Election Results

There is a key misconception about the potential impact of an upcoming Supreme Court case and the “independent state legislature theory,” Democracy 21 President Fred […]

Eisen/Wertheimer In Just Security: Was DeSantis Shipping Migrants To Martha’s Vineyard A Crime?

“The treatment of the Migrants who were transported from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard has gripped the nation. There can be little doubt that it was […]

Eisen/Wertheimer: DOJ Focus On Classified Docs In Appeal Of Special Master Ruling Is Shrewd Move That Will Protect National Security

The DOJ strategy means “the most legally odious and dangerous aspects of the court’s order can be immediately challenged and hopefully quickly overturned.” On Thursday, […]

Eisen/Wertheimer Op-Ed: Judge Cannon’s Flawed Special Master Ruling And The “Weighty Decision” Facing DOJ Regarding An Appeal

Yesterday, U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon granted former President Donald Trump’s request for a special master to review the documents seized at the court-approved […]

Wertheimer On NBC Think: Trump Proved Flawed 19th-Century Election Laws Are Ticking Time Bombs

Congress has an opportunity to finally fix the flawed Presidential Election Day Act of 1845 and the Electoral Count Act of 1887. It can’t fail. […]

Wertheimer/Eisen Op-Ed On CNN: The Next Jan. 6 Committee Hearing Will Be Another Blockbuster

The House Jan. 6th Committee hearings have told a “gripping story” of Trump’s attempted coup and exceeded expectations, Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer and former […]

Wertheimer/Eisen Op-Ed On NBC Think: The Jan. 6 Hearings Spotlight A Trump Smoking Gun In Georgia

  Wertheimer/Eisen Op-Ed On NBC Think: The Jan. 6 Hearings Spotlight A Trump Smoking Gun In Georgia “As the House Jan. 6 Committee continues to present […]

Op-Ed: The Jan. 6 Committee Is Methodically Building The Case For A Criminal Conspiracy

Op-Ed: The Jan. 6 Committee Is Methodically Building The Case For A Criminal Conspiracy Former Amb. Norman Eisen, CREW’s Noah Bookbinder, And Democracy 21’s Fred […]