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Contributing Opinion Writer, New York Times. Author, most recently, of "The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy." www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-…

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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Thinking of my friend Aaron Brown today. 9/11 was his first day of work at CNN, and he became an indelible part of our memories of that day. He was a wonderful journalist and a terrific guy who broke no-smoking rules with impunity.
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
@nytimes Here's another way Trump could try to steal the midterms. How Jan 3 could be the new Jan 6. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/o...
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Opinion | What’s the Worst Thing Trump Can Do in the Midterms?
President Trump could accomplish on Jan. 3, 2027, what he failed to do on Jan. 6. 2021.
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Tom Goldstein, the Supreme Court lawyer, was sentenced yesterday to six years in prison. Denied bail pending appeal, he was led from the courtroom in handcuffs. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/m...
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He Was a Supreme Court Lawyer. Then His Double Life Caught Up With Him.
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
@nytimes.com Trump is turning journalists into criminals www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/o...
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Opinion | Trump Is Turning Journalists Into Criminals
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
@nytimes.com Trump just pardoned himself. Actually, Blanche's gift is better than a pardon because he's free of civil liability as well as criminal. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/o...
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Opinion | Trump Just Pardoned Himself and His Family Forever
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
So great to see an actual big newsstand full of newspapers and magazines. (Too bad I had to go to Madrid to find one.)
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
When and if James Comey goes to trial, his lawyer should call a local waiter as an expert witness. “86 the French toast” is not incitement to murder.
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
@nytimes You probably will not be surprised by the unqualified MAGA folks whom Trump has nominated to be US Attorneys . . . . www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/o...
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Opinion | Trump’s Shockingly Unqualified U.S. Attorney Picks
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
My friend Barb McQuade has a new book coming out about how the government can recover and reform from the current wave of corruption. Check it out and preorder. bsky.app/profile/barb...
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Trump had lots of good reasons to fire Bondi. He picked the one bad one. My take www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/o...
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Opinion | The Singular Failure of Pam Bondi
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Always risky to predict Supreme Court decisions based on oral argument (I have the t-shirt), but the birthright citizenship argument is going poorly for the Trump Administration.
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
@golfdigest My take on the two legal paths ahead for Tiger Woods. It's different this time. www.golfdigest.com/story/why-ti...
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Why Tiger Woods Has Never Been in Greater Legal Jeopardy
The scales tip toward punishment over treatment for repeat DUI offenders
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The one question Trump's judges refuse to answer. Can you guess which one? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/o...
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Opinion | The One Question Trump’s Judicial Picks Refuse to Answer
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The capitulating law firms look worse than ever - like fools. My @nytimes.com piece. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/o...
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Opinion | Trump Is Playing Rope-a-Dope With Elite Law Firms
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
For those who read my @nytimes story about Thomas Goldstein, the Supreme Court lawyer and poker player, he was convicted today of 12 of 16 counts of tax and mortgage fraud in federal court in Maryland. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/m...
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He Was a Supreme Court Lawyer. Then His Double Life Caught Up With Him.
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
The American Constitution Society is getting ready to challenge the Federalisty Society in a battle of ideas. Here's my story in @nytimes www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/o...
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Opinion | The Plan for a Radically Different Supreme Court Is Here
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
If Usain Bolt gives me his gold medal, does that make me the fastest runner in the world?
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mre3s.bsky.social @mre3s.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
@joannacoles.bsky.social of @thedailybeast.bsky.social interviewed @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social to discuss the MAGAts in Congress, who the 9 SCOTUS justices are & ponders if they will side with #AmericasDictator in upcoming case on his tariffs, birthright citizenship, & more. youtu.be/Eq9rea6sGto?…
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How Desperate Trump Could Kill Democracy: Toobin | The Daily Beast Podcast
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
@nytimes The 92-year-old judge in the Maduro case should step aside. tl;dr He's too old www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
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Opinion | The 92-Year-Old Judge in the Maduro Case Must Step Aside
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Pleased to share my new @nytimes magazine story about Tom Goldstein, the superstar Supreme Court advocate whose life has been upended by his ultra high stakes gambling on poker. Check it out. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/m...
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He Was a Supreme Court Lawyer. Then His Double Life Caught Up With Him.
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
I'd believe the death notices for MAGA if they weren't all announced by Democrats who want the demise actually to occur. Wishcasting is unpersuasive.
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
I keep wondering about this question: if Kamala Harris had won last year, what would have been her top policy agenda? What would she have pushed Congress to do? What’s the first thing a Democratic president would do in 2029? What am I missing?
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
I wonder if there is a spike in searches for narcissistic personality disorder?
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
It's the 25th anniversary of Bush v. Gore -- and there's a line from the Brooks Brothers riot to Jan 6. airmail.news/issues/2025-...
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The Long Shadow of Bush v. Gore
There’s a clear line from the “Brooks Brothers riot” during the 2000 recount to the January 6 insurrection. Jeffrey Toobin looks back on the court case's 25th anniversary.
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
It's the 25th anniversary of Bush v. Gore -- and there's a line from the Brooks Brothers riot to Jan 6. It's the 25th anniversary of Bush v. Gore -- and there's a line from the Brooks Brothers riot to Jan 6.
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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Every legal story now is either Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach or In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
What we'll never know about the Trump pardons, thanks to the Supreme Court. My column in @nytimes www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/o...
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Opinion | What We’ll Never Know About the Trump Pardons
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Ready for my first five-way!
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
The latest on the Comey prosecution fiasco in Virginia on @cnn. video.snapstream.net/Play/30SqemQ...
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Decades from now, when people recall the Trump presidency, I hope they will think about the time he threatened Democratic lawmakers with execution for urging compliance with the laws of war.
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
The North Korea-style case against Maurene Comey The North Korea-style case against Maurene Comey www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/o...
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Opinion | Trump v. James and Maurene Comey
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
When they're right, they're right. The filibuster is a terrible, anti-democratic (and usually anti-Democratic) institution, and it should be abolished.
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Here's my @nytimes review of Leonnig and Davis' fine new book about the Justice Department under Biden and Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/b...
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What Is Going On Inside the Department of Justice?
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
The real questions about Biden's use of the autopen www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
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Opinion | It’s Not the Autopen. It’s What We Don’t Know About Biden’s Last Days in Office.
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
The House Oversight report is wildly overstated. The pardons can’t be overturned, and no one in the White House committed a crime. But the picture of the Biden White House is not an attractive one, as I discussed with Anderson Cooper on CNN. next.frame.io/share/13fbe3...
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Jeff Toobin-Anderson Cooper 360-2025-10-28.mp4 - Jeff Toobin-Anderson Cooper 360-2025-10-28 - Frame.io
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
You'll be amazed at how many corrupt Republican Congressmen Trump has pardoned. My story at @nytimes www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
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Opinion | The Santos Commutation Is No Joke
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Reynolds Holding @renholding.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
This is a terrific book. I was slow in getting to it, but the wait was well worth it. Read it.
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Richard Nixon's enemies did better than Donald Trump's. My column in @nytimes www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...
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Opinion | A Perilous Difference Between the Trump and Nixon Eras
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
And you should also read all those Diaries of a Wimpy Kid. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/b...
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Jeff Kinney Knows What It’s Like to Be a Party Pooper
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Bryan Stevenson has built a museum in Montgomery that tells a very different story about civil rights than the one Donald Trump wants told. Here's my interview with him in @nytimes www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/o...
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Opinion | Trump vs. Truth: The Fight for America’s History
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Big fan, Chris. Ignore the haters.
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
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Opinion | Adam Schiff, Letitia James and Trump’s Payback Plan
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Does Donald Trump Want Barack Obama to be Executed? My @nytimes piece. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/o...
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Opinion | The Line Trump Crossed by Accusing Obama of Treason
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Check out my pals Norm Eisen and Jim Acosta talking about Good Trouble day on the @contrariannews.org YouTube channel tonight at 7:30pm. bsky.app/profile/norm...
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Get ready for Justice Emil Bove. My @nytimes.com piece. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/o...
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Opinion | Revenge, Thy Name Is Emil Bove
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Is this too obvious? Trump doesn't want the Epstein documents (file, whatever you call it) released because they implicate Trump himself.
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
It's catnip for pardon nerds!
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Jeffrey Toobin Official (@jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social)
Author of "The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy," published by Simon & Schuster in February 2025 https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Pardon/Jeffrey-Toobin/9781668084946
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
I wish I could follow a bunch of my favorite writers at the same time on #Substack. Just pay one price and get them all. I have even come up with a name for this service. You could call it a . . . "magazine."
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Book Blasts @bookblasts.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
#books #booklist #bookstagram #booktalk #booktok #greatbooks #greatbooksguide #recommendedreading #GunViolenceAwarenessMonth #nra #secondamendment #GunViolenceAwareness #Gunviolence #guns @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social
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