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Norman Eisen

Norman Eisen served as White House ethics czar and ambassador to the Czech Republic under President Barack Obama, then as special counsel to the House Judiciary Committee in 2019–20, including during the first impeachment and trial of President Donald Trump.

Jack Smith | US Supreme Court (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

A candidate, not a president: Jack Smith crafts a simple solution to Supreme Court Jan. 6 roadblock

Norman Eisen, Joyce Vance
Former President Donald Trump signs autographs with Secretary of State David Scanlan after signing papers to be on the 2024 Republican presidential primary ballot at the New Hampshire Statehouse on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, in Concord, NH. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The state of the union — and accountability for Donald Trump — is stronger than we think

Norman Eisen
Jim Jordan, James Comer and Hunter Biden (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Comer’s impeachment pursuit runs out of steam: New Biden subpoenas are a dead end

Norman Eisen
Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

MAGA lawyers take a sweetheart deal for democracy. Trump should be frightened

Norman Eisen, Joshua Kolb
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit held at the Tampa Convention Center on July 23, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Why Donald Trump’s right to a speedy Jan. 6 trial matters

Norman Eisen, E. Danya Perry, Joshua Stanton
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis | Venezuelan migrants gather at the Vineyard Haven ferry terminal (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Ron DeSantis has no respect for the rule of law

Norman Eisen, Richard Painter
Donald Trump and piles of documents (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How Trump’s own lawyer may have cooked his goose in Mar-a-Lago documents case

Norman Eisen, Joshua Stanton, Fred Wertheimer
With a poster of a New York Post front page story about Hunter Biden’s emails on display, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) listens during a hearing before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee at Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 8, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Jim Jordan has found no “weaponization” of government — and no actual whistleblowers

Paul Michel, Tom Joscelyn, Norman Eisen
A U.S. Secret Service agent stands among journalists as President Donald Trump talks to reporters during a meeting of his cabinet in the Cabinet Room at the White House February 12, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

How did the Secret Service lose its Jan. 6 texts? So far, the explanations won’t wash

Norman Eisen, Frederick Baron, Dennis Aftergut
Donald Trump behind bars (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

To indict Donald Trump, prosecutors will need to prove intent. Well, here it comes

Noah Bookbinder, Norman Eisen
Jeff Sessions; Rachel Brand; Rod Rosenstein (AP/Jeff Malet Photography)

DOJ lawyers have a duty to resist Trump on Russia probe

Lisa Gilbert, Norman Eisen, Victoria Bassetti