Norman L. Eisen

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Ambassador Norman Eisen (ret.) (@NormEisen) served as special counsel to the House Judiciary Committee majority during the impeachment proceedings and trial of President Donald J. Trump in 2019 to 2020. Eisen was the U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic from 2011 to 2014. From January 2009 to January 2011, Eisen worked in the White House as special counsel and special assistant to the president for ethics and government reform. Eisen received his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1991 and his B.A. from Brown University in 1985, both with honors. Eisen is also on LinkedIn.

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Election 2024 Real-Time Litigation Tracker

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Trump Trials Clearinghouse

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Oct 23rd, 2024

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After Immunity: The Path Forward for the January 6th Case

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Aug 6th, 2024

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Jul 22nd, 2024

Should Trump Get Jail Time? A Survey of Sentences for Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree

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Jun 26th, 2024

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May 30th, 2024

What to Expect in the Closings at the Trump Trial

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May 27th, 2024

What Happens After Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Absolute Immunity: Mapping 3 Scenarios

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May 10th, 2024

Why Trump Will Likely be Held in Contempt and What Then

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41 Star Witnesses and Bit Players in Trump’s NY Criminal Trial

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Apr 17th, 2024

Trump’s Promise to Free Jan. 6 Inmates in DC Jail — Almost All of Them Assaulted Law Enforcement Officers

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Apr 2nd, 2024

A Complete Guide to the Manhattan Trump Election Interference Prosecution

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Mar 27th, 2024

January 6 Clearinghouse

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Mar 14th, 2024

When Special Counsel Smith’s January 6th Trial Will Reach a Verdict: Analyzing the Alternative Timelines

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Mar 1st, 2024

What to Expect Following Trump’s Civil Fraud Judgment: A Primer on the Appeals Process and More

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Feb 23rd, 2024

A Guide to Thursday’s Hearing on Trump’s Motion to Dismiss the Manhattan Prosecution

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Feb 14th, 2024

Dissecting Trump’s “Peacefully and Patriotically” Defense of the January 6th Attack

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Feb 8th, 2024

How Long Will Trump’s Immunity Appeal Take? Analyzing the Alternative Timelines

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Feb 6th, 2024

The Fulton County Disqualification Allegations: Myths, Facts and Unknowns

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Jan 30th, 2024

Why Fani Willis Is Not Disqualified Under Georgia Law

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Jan 21st, 2024

The E. Jean Carroll I Case: Explaining Trump’s Second Civil Defamation Trial

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Jan 15th, 2024

How Long Will Trump’s DC Immunity Appeal Take? Analyzing the Alternative Timelines

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Jan 9th, 2024

An Analysis of the Biden Impeachment Inquiry

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Dec 13th, 2023

Michigan False Electors Prosecution Faces A Court Test

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Dec 11th, 2023

How DOJ’s New Reveal – Trump Agent’s Effort to Cause Violence to Stop Vote Count – Matches Trump Election Lie About Detroit

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Dec 7th, 2023

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