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Barbara McQuade

MSNBC Columnist

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

37d ago

The sad irony of Fani Willis flipping the RICO statute on Rudy Giuliani

The indictment of Rudy Giuliani under RICO as part of the sprawling Donald Trump indictment case in Georgia is ironic, especially for some in New York City.
73d ago

Hunter Biden 'whistleblower' controversy feels more like confusion than conspiracy

IRS agent Gary Shapley and Republicans like James Comer and Jim Jordan claim the U.S. attorney in Delaware bungled the Hunter Biden investigation. Not likely.
102d ago

New indictment proves Trump is a triple threat to national security

Trump’s indictment details 37 counts of alleged violations of the Espionage Act, obstruction of justice, false statements and conspiracy.
118d ago

Trump's last-minute Merrick Garland letter is a desperate pre-emptive strike

Trump lawyers send letter to Merrick Garland in desperate guilty self-own as Jack Smith's Mar-a-Lago documents charges decision appears imminent for June.
166d ago

Trump's Manhattan indictment and the consequences of white-collar crime

The Trump indictment and arraignment by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg lied to Republican reactions like Jim Jordan. But white collar crime is real crime.
212d ago

Take it from a former prosecutor: Emily Kohrs' media tour is reckless

Georgia Fulton County juror Emily Kohr confirmed jurors listened to a recording of Trump’s phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger.
289d ago

Trump Organization guilty verdict pierces the president's perception of invincibility

Donald Trump said he didn’t pay taxes because he’s “smart.” But Trump Org tax fraud guilty verdict proves cheating doesn't pay ever.
307d ago

A new Trump special counsel has the chance to correct Mueller's mistakes

Trump charges up to Merrick Garland special counsel Jack Smith. Who is Jack Smith, the prosecutor? He's no Robert Mueller.
322d ago

What's really behind Trump aide Kash Patel's sudden DOJ immunity

As Trump looks to rally midterm voters, Kash Patel's DOJ immunity suggests some interesting things about Garland's investigation into the Mar-a-Lago documents
349d ago

The truth about Hunter Biden's latest legal debacle is anything but simple

Just because investigating agents have found evidence they believe is sufficient to file charges does not mean that prosecutors will or should seek an indictment.
380d ago

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.