Bob Bauer served as White House Counsel to President Obama. In 2013, the President named Bob to be Co-Chair of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration. He is a Professor of Practice and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at New York University School of Law, as well as the co-director of the university's Legislative and Regulatory Process Clinic. In 2020, he served as a senior advisor to the Biden campaign.
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Congress has made it harder for presidents to replace a fired or acting inspector general with a non-independent official.
Calls for the Department of Justice to judge the political implications and consequences of a potential Trump prosecution are misplaced.
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Bill Barr volunteers his disturbing view of John Durham’s mission.
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