Barbara McQuade
Barbara McQuade is an MSNBC columnist and NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst. She is a professor at the University of Michigan Law School and a former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Barbara McQuade is an MSNBC columnist and NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst. She is a professor at the University of Michigan Law School and a former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Latest from Barbara McQuade
DOJ appealing the Trump special master order would make a bad situation worse
Bill Barr thinks U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s opinion was so terrible it should be appealed. He's half right.
Why Rudy Giuliani's Georgia woes are bad news for Trump
There are any number of paths this investigation could take now that Giuliani is a target. But all of them could have dangerous implications for the former president.
The case for charging Trump with manslaughter
During the next Jan. 6 committee hearing I will be listening for evidence of a crime that has gone largely undiscussed.
January 6 hearings Day 5 focus on DOJ's 'big lie' last stand
Involving Trump, acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and Jeffrey Clark, this was a bizarre situation. But everything about those early days of 2021 was bizarre.
The Jan. 6 hearings spotlight Congress. But witnesses are the real stars.
This is no ordinary cliffhanger — the future of our democracy hangs in the balance. Here are five things to watch for as the hearings begin.
Trump's 'Russiagate' falls apart with Durham's Sussmann fail
Why everyone but special counsel John Durham seemed to see the Michael Sussmann verdict coming.
The Alito Supreme Court leak necessitates an unprecedented investigation
How finding the draft opinion leaker could help save the court's integrity.
The 'Trump made me do it' defense isn't working for Jan. 6 rioters. But it is revealing.
The Thompson case shows us why charging Trump would be dangerous. It also shows us why not charging him would be unthinkable.
What the first Jan. 6 trial can — and cannot — tell us
It may be that the outcome of Guy Reffitt’s case can give us clues about how other cases will shake out. Or it may not.
Oath Keepers sedition indictments are just the beginning for DOJ
It’s not just about who has been charged — but who will be charged next.
Elizabeth Holmes' trial is over. But will her sentence provide justice?
As we think about ways to address racial and economic disparities in the criminal justice system, we must consider the disproportionately paltry ones are meted out to the wealthy.
