Jeffrey Toobin
@JeffreyToobin
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Author of "Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right Wing Extremism," Published May 2023
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I'm thrilled to announce our new podcast has dropped: Homegrown: OKC was inspired by my recent book, Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh & the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism. This untold story of the OKC reveals the line from McVeigh to Jan 6. Listen now:
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Please note that the words "nasty," "shrill," and "strident" are never used to describe male politicians.
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Note the mostly buried news that State Dept closed
@HillaryClinton
email probe with this verdict: no big deal. As a journalist, I regret my role in blowing this story out of proportion.
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The corruption, rot and incompetence of William Barr's Justice Department are extraordinary and heartbreaking.
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State of play:
@realDonaldTrump
is unfit to run a charity in New York State but fit to control nuclear weapons that could destroy the world several times over.
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Judge Sullivan just named former Judge John Gleeson to investigate the Michael Flynn case. Gleeson and I were colleagues in the US Atty's office in Brooklyn. He is the single best lawyer I have ever encountered. This is a brilliant appointment.
#Flynn
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Cohen committed crimes "In co-ordination with, and at the direction of"
@realDonaldTrump
. Thus, President appears to be co-conspirator and/or aider and abettor of a federal crime.
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Comey's statement establishes obstruction of justice by Trump. Period.
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This tweet, by itself, may be an impeachable offense.
Two long running, Obama era, investigations of two very popular Republican Congressmen were brought to a well publicized charge, just ahead of the Mid-Terms, by the Jeff Sessions Justice Department. Two easy wins now in doubt because there is not enough time. Good job Jeff......
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Breaking:
@RepAdamSchiff
will probe
@realDonaldTrump
's personal finances, obtain Deutsche Bank records as HPSCI chair in Jan. My
@NewYorker
story.
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Dem language changing. Quid pro quo out; extortion in
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He murdered Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman.
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You heard it here first. There will be calls for a criminal investigation, and probably an actual F.B.I. investigation, of the Democratic nominee for President in 2020. Doesn't matter who it is.
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Forty percent of the Republican appointees to the Supreme Court have been credibly accused of sexual misconduct.
#SCOTUS
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#Sondland
testimony raises a single question. Is there even one Republican who cares about the rule of law?
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"Today is a significant moment. We've only had 45 presidents. We now we know, one of them was elected with the explicit and intentional help of a foreign power, in violation of American law, with the open support of the candidate who benefited from the crimes."
@JeffreyToobin
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Uh, yeah.
WOW! This escalated quickly... Jeffrey Toobin flat out calls Kris Kobach a racist to his face. WATCH:
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.
@JeffreyToobin
calls Trump “the great reputation killer.”
Kirstjen Nielsen “was a reasonably admired bureaucrat. For the rest of her life people will look at her and think, ‘Oh, that’s the woman who put children in cages.’”
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Breaking:
@RepAdamSchiff
hires experienced Russia organized crime prosecutor to lead investigation of
@realDonaldTrump
. My
@NewYorker
column.
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Dems aren't powerless. They can: 1. Abolish filibuster. 2. Statehood for DC, PR. 3. Increase # of federal judges. 4. Add 3 Justices to
#SCOTUS
. My
@NewYorker
column
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I hope they bring back Sean Spicer to tell us the real story about how many people attend
@realDonaldTrump
‘s July 4 celebration
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My friend .
@TuckerCarlson
criticizes my claim that
@realDonaldTrump
was racist. Hey Tucker, where was
@BarackObama
born?
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So striking: House Managers were diverse group in background and gender. Trump lawyers all white and (today) all men.
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Hey .
@nytimes
! Please put the bylines back on your home page! Removing them is demeaning to your reporters and a disservice to your readers!
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In oral argument today, Justice Thomas is minimizing the severity of the 1/6 insurrection at the Capitol. Perhaps that's because his wife was part of the conspiracy. What a disgrace that he's sitting on this case.
#SCOTUS
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Remember, Mueller and a Democratic House can now give Michael Cohen immunity without fear of jeopardizing any prosecution, since he's already pleaded guilty. That means Cohen would have to testify in grand jury and before Congress in public. We will hear more from Cohen.
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I love
#Iowa
, but the caucus is an anti-democratic disgrace - no secret ballot, no absentee voting, no actual vote totals, absurd 15% rule, and nutty multiple rounds. What an absurd way to pick a nominee.
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President Trump keeps calling for his political opponents to be criminally prosecuted. Today, it's
@JohnKerry
. This is a dangerous and un-American practice.
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As we justly celebrate the courage of our first responders in
#bombscare
, let's also pay tribute to the always underrated US Postal Service, which does a great job. A stamp is a bargain! Go .
@USPS
!
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It is outrageous that major national news is taking place in two federal courtrooms right now -- re Michael Cohen and Manafort -- and no cameras are allowed inside. There should be cameras in courtrooms.
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The John Durham investigation is a disgrace and a fiasco. Two acquittals at trial in a system where the feds win 95% of their cases. Trump and Barr said Durham would prove the Russia investigation unjustified. He's proven the opposite.
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Paul
#Manafort
spent more than $500,000 on clothes. His purchases included this jacket, which must be some kind of felony.
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How Michael Cohen's plea explains
@realDonaldTrump
's behavior in 2016. His motive was always money. My
@NewYorker
column.
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Breaking: I talk to fall-guy
@MichaelCohen212
as he prepares for prison. "I'm not the one who slept with the porn star." Why is he the only one heading to prison?
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Toldja! From .
@dlippman
Bolton book delayed again. Maybe he should have done his civic duty and testified before Congress.
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The obstruction of justice evidence against
@realDonaldTrump
is looking stronger. My
@NewYorker
column
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A good day to recall my 2008 profile of Roger Stone.
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Why hasn't anyone noticed this bombshell? The
@TheJusticeDept
is now on record as asserting that collusion IS a crime? My
@NewYorker
column.
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I called this.
@realDonaldTrump
will call for criminal investigation of all potential opponents in 2020. Next up for
@JoeBiden
: "lock him up" chants.
via
@nytimes
. Biden conflicts are too apparent to be ignored and should be investigated quickly and expeditiously. But the more important question is how deep and how high did the alleged Ukraine conspiracy go?
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Today's scoop is a reminder of how much we owe .
@maggieNYT
.
@nytmike
@nytimes
and the press generally during the Trump years.
#truth
#journalism
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Bipartisan incompetence in the questioning at
#cohen
hearing. All they do is make speeches, and fail to listen to answers or follow up.
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Anthony Kennedy is retiring. Abortion will be illegal in twenty states in 18 months.
#SCOTUS
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Way to go
@washingtonpost
! Great ad! Great sentiment! Good to see my pal
@andersoncooper
in there, too!
#superbowl
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Happy people don't obstruct justice. Trump's frustration at leaks and investigation are evidence of guilt, not innocence. But let's see the report . .
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Here's my 8000-word
@NewYorker
profile of
@RudyGiuliani
. Note the claim that
@realDonaldTrump
may try to block public release of Mueller's report.
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It is a historic disgrace for the Supreme Court that Clarence Thomas is on the bench for today’s argument. The legal issue in the case is about the “insurrection” in which his wife was a participant.
#SCOTUS
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The most important thing to remember about OJ Simpson is that he killed Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
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ICYMI, here's that wonderful
@washingtonpost
ad about the value of journalism. Bravo! Also: Tom Hanks!
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Thousands of people (well, actually, more like 9) have asked me why I haven't been on
@CNN
lately. A. My family and I are fine, thank goodness. B. It's just not a legal story at the moment, and my services, understandably, are not required. But I'll be back!
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AG Barr’s comments about spying “means Fox News is in charge of the Justice Department,” says
@JeffreyToobin
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It’s “an extraordinary adoption of the conspiratorial language” used by Trump and supporters.
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My new book, "True Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Investigation of Donald Trump," will be published Aug 4. It's a behind-the-scenes legal thriller about the Mueller and impeachment investigations. You don't know the half of it.
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See the new
@USSupremeCourt
clearly: Abortion illegal; doctors prosecuted; gay people barred from restaurants, hotels, stores; African-Americans out of elite schools; gun control banned in 50 states; the end of regulatory state. My
@NewYorker
column.
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I mean it.
"If [this] isn't obstruction of justice, I don't know what is": Jeffrey Toobin reacts to Comey's prepared testimony
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You may be right . . .
Somewhere,
@JeffreyToobin
is writing THE book on the Mueller investigation, that will more than likely be Season 5 or 6 of American Crime Story.
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A word of thanks and appreciation to my .
@CNN
and .
@NewYorker
colleagues who have done such an extraordinary job, often at great personal risk, to keep us informed. I'm proud to be a journalist and to be their co-worker and friend.
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Same odds that brought us President Hillary Clinton.
Republicans have a 1 in 5 chance of keeping control of the House, while Democrats have about a 4 in 5 chance of winning control of the House.
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Tonight's debate is further proof that Democrats do not care about the Supreme Court as much as Republicans do. The Court, and judicial nominations, was not mentioned once.
#CNNDebate
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One great advantage of
@DianeFeinstein
's advanced age is that she is one of the few people left in public life who remembers when abortion was illegal. She vividly recaptures of the horror of those days for women.
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RT BREAKING: Swiss Police confirm that, when arrested, all seven FIFA officials threw themselves on the ground and pretended to be injured.
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Hi Don, Jr.!
What's actual garbage is a partisan liberal hack who masquerades as a journalist on
@CNN
, attacking me for loving & caring about all my children.
It’s scumbags like
@JeffreyToobin
, who don't believe in the presumption of innocence that cause me to worry for my sons.
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It may be that the Trump presidency will be divided into pre- and post-August 21, 2018 periods.
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To
@realDonaldTrump
: Libel law is one area where liberals and conservatives on
@USSupreme_Court
mostly agree. Both sides recognize the need to protect free speech by encouraging press scrutiny of public figures -- like you.
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If the
#Kavanaugh
hearings are reopened, shouldn't the Democrats call Prof. Anita Hill as an expert witness?
#justasking
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Kavanaugh, Alito and Gorsuch have also said they don't want to talk about the Trump case, they just want to talk about the principles in the case. It's a way of saying they want to rule for Trump while saying it's just about the principles.
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Trump is furious! When they told him Philbin would be arguing, he thought it was going to be Regis!
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Proud to be a friend and colleague of
@donlemon
. Proud of be a fan of
@KingJames
, the athlete and the man.
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If you had Jay Leno and the Kardashians in impeachment bingo, you won.
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Keep in mind that the new Supreme Court majority (especially Thomas, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh) are determined to expand the reach of the Second Amendment and make any efforts at gun safety, including for large weapons, constitutionally prohibited.
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My discussion of voter suppression with
@KriswKobach
on
@AC360
tonight. Worth watching, I think.
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Those long lines to vote in NY are a disgrace and a testament to some of the worst voting laws in the nation. My
@NewYorker
column.
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@realDonaldTrump
tonight celebrates an assault on a reporter in Montana at the same time as his Administration tries to minimize the murder of a reporter in Turkey. His words matter, and they reveal his character.
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For the
#TrumpColluded
story, all roads lead back to the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow, in 2013. Check out my new story in
@NewYorker
. (Of course, Trump also fixed which contestants made the finals.)
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.
@MichaelAvenatti
, convicted criminal and America's worst lawyer, has threatened to sue me for my accurate portrayal of him and his nutty presidential campaign in True Crimes and Misdemeanors. Our lawyer's letter is below.
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And by the way, when I was a federal prosecutor, I always loved worked with the US Postal Inspectors, the least known and most bad-ass part of law enforcement. Don't mess with them! (Ask Michael Milken, whom they nailed.)
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Just forgot my glasses this morning on
@CNN
. They remain the key part of my television costume
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Good to know. I'll be right over, eh?
@JeffreyToobin
Mr. Toobin, are you aware of your popularity in Canada? You could run for prime minister and win with a healthy margin.
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Fun .
@Jeopardy
fact: Repeat champion and All-Star Matt Jackson is the son of Manafort/Stone Judge Amy Berman Jackson.
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Those were the days!
I love seeing
@JeffreyToobin
on CNN. It reminds me of simpler times when this country was only in a constitutional crisis.
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English translation of Justice Breyer's dissent today in Hyatt: "Roe v. Wade is doomed."
#SCOTUS
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Secretary Mnuchin just took the seat behind me on the quiet car on the Acela. No more private planes, I guess!
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When I'm needed and relevant -- which is not now!
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