In The Media


The Washington Post (Feb. 9): Trump White House says it can talk to Justice Dept. on criminal cases

Bob comments on the Trump administrations communications with the DOJ.


The New York Times (Feb. 6): The Trump Crisis Deepens

NYT Columnist David French discusses Bob and Jack’s The Trump Executive Orders as “Radical Constitutionalism”


NBC News (Feb. 4): Trump stocks Justice Department with personal lawyers after loyalty complaints during his first term

Bob worries that Trump thinks he has “gotten around norms and ethics of the DOJ by picking ‘my guys.’”


The New Yorker (Feb. 3): How Donald Trump Is Transforming Executive Power

Jack speaks with Isaac Chotiner about the legality of the Trump executive orders.


The Dispatch Podcast (Jan. 30): The Great and Powerful President

Jack joins Sarah Isgur and David French to discuss unitary executive theory.


The New York Times (Jan. 20): Opinion: Jack Goldsmith: Trump Doesn’t Have What It Takes to Be a Great President

Jack on greatness in presidents and the likelihood of Donald Trump succeeding in his second term.


MSNBC (Jan. 16): Cabinet nominees questioned over allegiance to Trump in confirmation hearings. WATCH

Bob talks with Katy Tur about the significance of Justice Department appointees with demonstrated loyalty to the president.


The Atlantic (Jan. 9): Trump Is Poised to Turn the DOJ Into His Personal Law Firm

Bob assesses the impact of Trump loyalists atop the Justice Department.


MSNBC (Dec. 24): Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith join Jen Psaki WATCH // LISTEN TO PODCAST

Bob and Jack discuss Trump's plans to dismantle government and push the limits of presidential power in a second term.


The New York Times (Dec. 20): ‘It Will Be a More Robust Check on Trump Than the G.O.P. Congress’: Three Legal Experts on Trump 2.0

Jack in dialogue with Kate Shaw and David French on key legal questions likely to arise in the second Trump administration.