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<title><![CDATA[Norman Eisen - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/34104.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Norman Eisen]]></description><category domain="34104">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[GOP Has Found No 'Weaponization' of Government]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2023/03/14/jim-jordan-has-found-no-weaponization-of-government--and-no-actual-whistleblowers/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As Capitol Hill investigators who have worked for both parties, we see Jordan's far-right snipe hunt as a mockery]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Here's the Way George Santos' Career in Congress Could End]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/06/opinions/george-santos-house-ethics-committee-eisen-galliher</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The House Ethics Committee is often slow to act. But when it does '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' as is now the case with a new investigation into Rep. George Santos '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' resignations have often followed. Historical precedents, along with the severity and breadth of the allegations against Santos, suggests...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[It's Time for New Protocols on Documents]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/pence-document-case-shows-its-time-new-protocols-opinion-1776653</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Presidents and vice presidents should take no papers with them when they leave the White House.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Trump Should Be Worried After FBI Search]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/15/opinions/search-warrant-trumps-mar-a-lago-trump-criminal-liability/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump's groundless caterwauling this past week proves he's concerned about possible prosecution. He should be. There are just too many ongoing investigations to think that he can dodge them all, write Norman Eisen, Asha Rangappa and Dennis Aftergut]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Next J6 Hearing Will Be Another Blockbuster]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/15/opinions/january-6-hearing-trump-blockbuster-eisen-wertheimer</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Fred Wertheimer and Norman Eisen write that the January 6 hearings have so far exceeded all expectations. But, they argue, in the final hearing, the committee faces its toughest obstacle: amassing conclusive evidence of the former president's intent to overturn the 2020 election by...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Perdue&rsquo;s Loss Is Good; Kemp&rsquo;s Win Is Not]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/26/opinions/georgia-primary-kemp-perdue-trump-democracy-eisen-aftergut</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Some are welcoming the fact that former President Donald Trump's standard-bearer for governor and for his]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Right Keeps Pushing Rule of Law to the Brink]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/28/the-trumpian-right-keeps-pushing-rule-of-law-to-the-brink-but-the-law-is-winning</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Some Republicans in Congress allegedly considered using martial law to keep Trump in office. Thankfully our institutions have held the line]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Giuliani Raids Show Accountability Coming for Trump Era]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/05/03/donald-trump-era-accountability-giuliani-fbi-ukraine-column/4903004001/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The FBI raids of Giuliani's home and office should worry former President Trump and all who followed his lead in playing fast and loose with the law.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Threat to Democracy Goes Beyond Voter Suppression]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/28/opinions/voter-suppression-democracy-threat-eisen-lydgate-marsden/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[State legislatures aren't just trying to interfere with how votes are cast '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' they're also trying to interfere with the way elections are run, write Norman Eisen, Joanna Lydgate and Jessica Marsden. As of early April, at least 148 bills have been introduced in 36 states that seek to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Strongest Antidote to Voter Suppression Bills]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/06/opinions/three-vaccines-protect-voting-rights-eisen-lydgate/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Norman Eisen and Joanna Lydgate write despite hundreds of bills seeking to suppress voting rights, there is a strong medicine for this sickness in our body politic -- and it requires only three shots to administer.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Block Filibuster of HR 1 &amp; Give Democracy a Chance]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/05/opinions/senate-filibuster-exception-eisen-painter-mandell/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[There's a way to stop Republican senators from using the filibuster to block the passage of the landmark]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Election Is Over, But Republicans' Big Lie Persists]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/02/23/donald-trump-big-lie-election-reruns-incite-violence-column/4546074001/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[U.S. Capitol insurrection can't be repeated. The Voter Protection Program has put together a report that takes down every lie about the 2020 election.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Of Course Senate Can Hold a Trump Impeachment Trial]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/01/28/trump-impeachment-house-decides-senate-just-holds-trials-column/4276565001/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Senate had no business voting on whether a former president could be impeached. Its only role is to determine if an impeached person is guilty.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Barr Makes It Official--He's Trump's New 'Fixer']]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/08/01/barr-makes-it-official-hes-trump-new-fixer-389805</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If and when Barr leaves, the Department of Justice faces a reckoning.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Flynn FBI Files Show None of the Wrongdoing Trump Claims]]></title>
							<link>https://dnyuz.com/2020/05/01/why-the-flynn-case-is-irresistible-for-trump/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It's the perfect combination of distraction, fear-mongering and red meat for his base.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Yes, Impeaching Trump Was Absolutely Worth It]]></title>
							<link>https://dnyuz.com/2020/03/05/yes-impeaching-trump-was-absolutely-worth-it/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The morning after the Senate trial of President Trump was one of the rare occasions over my yearlong tenure as special counsel to the House Judiciary Committee when I was able to join my family for breakfast. My'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' duties'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' for the impeachment and its trial had made me particularly...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is This the Beginning of the End for Trump?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/opinion/trump-collusion-cohen-manafort.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fopinion</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Sentencing memos reveal damning evidence about collusion and campaign finance violations.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Mueller's Long Game on Russia Probe Is Paying Off]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/09/24/robert-mueller-russia-long-game-pays-off-trump-rosenstein-midterms-columns/1404172002/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Mueller's careful strategy is increasing the likelihood his report will see the light, and Rod Rosenstein and Jeff Sessions will keep their jobs.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Smears of Robert Mueller Are Baseless]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/21/opinions/smears-of-robert-mueller-are-baseless-opinion-eisen/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Special counsel Robert Mueller and his investigation have been beset by smears. Now another one is afoot: the claim that Mueller's appointment as special counsel was unlawful.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA['Anonymous' Is an American Hero]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/07/opinions/anonymous-is-an-american-hero-eisen/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As the first (and, so far, last) "ethics czar" to advise a President and other senior officials on steering the moral helm of a new administration, my job included helping the White House navigate the question: What is the right thing to do? When the answer was obvious, my services were...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Friday's Indictments Spell Trouble for Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/13/opinion/mueller-indictments-12-russians.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fopinion</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The allegations of subverting American democracy are troubling in themselves. They also spell trouble for the president.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Congress Should Stop Messing With Rod Rosenstein]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/07/09/congress-should-stop-messing-with-rod-rosenstein-218957</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Oversight? Please. The real aim of the attacks on the Department of Justice is perfectly clear.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Will Lose on Privilege Fight, Should Talk to Mueller]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/07/02/trump-likely-lose-executive-privilege-showdown-mueller-interview-column/743574002/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Executive privilege claim is more political theater than legal firewall as Donald Trump tries to avoid a Robert Mueller interview on Russia. It's likely to fail.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Trump Is Wrong on the IG Report]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/14/opinion/why-trump-is-wrong-on-the-comey-report.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fopinion</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Within hours after the Department of Justice released a long-awaited report of the investigation into former F.B.I. Director James Comey'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s handling of the Clinton email investigation, President Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s aides and allies were already using it to call into question a different...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Should Not Assume He's Above the Law]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/05/24/donald-trump-not-above-law-sitting-president-can-indicted-column/634725002/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani would be unwise to assume presidents can't be indicted. The Constitution doesn't bar it and Rod Rosenstein could allow it.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Attacks on Rosenstein Meant to Sabotage Mueller]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/05/02/impeachment-articles-rosenstein-sabotage-russia-probe-column/572548002/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Meadows and Jordan are violating ethics rules and trying to sabotage Mueller's Russia probe with their articles of impeachment against Rod Rosenstein.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Needs to Fire Scott Pruitt, Not Promote Him]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/04/06/donald-trump-needs-fire-epa-chief-scott-pruitt-not-promote-him-column/491620002/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Environmental Protection Agency'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' administrator Scott Pruitt is'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' mired in a series of scandals'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' so profound that he rivals his ultimate boss, the president. Indeed, it seems he is willing even to'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' defy the White House'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' to reward those involved in his unethical and possibly even...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Trump Can't Block the Democratic Memo on Russia]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/02/16/trump-cant-stop-democratic-memo-russia-heres-why-norman-eisen-victoria-bassetti-column/342217002/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If the House of Representatives'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' wants to release the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Democratic response to'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the "Nunes memo," its members'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' can do so'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' now.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' President'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Trump can'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' stop them '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' though he surely will tweet about it.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' The'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' House'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' just'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' has to do'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' what it does best: Vote.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Bob Mueller Is Not Playing Around]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/02/16/mueller-russia-indictments-not-playing-around-217014</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Friday's indictments prove that Russia interfered in our election. And they make it almost impossible to fire him.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Saturday Night Massacre Happening Before Our Eyes]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/01/31/trumps-saturday-night-massacre-is-happening-right-before-our-eyes-216560</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Eisen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The aim of the campaign against the Mueller investigation and the FBI is clear: Obstructing justice.]]></description>
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