Jeffrey Toobin on Trump's Assault on Democracy, How SCOTUS has Empowered him, and Whether the Guardrails are Holding

Jeffrey Toobin is a legal journalist who last year joined the New York Times as a contributing opinion writer. He also writes for The New York Times Magazine and continues to offer commentary on CNN. In 2024, NBC Universal released “Homegrown: OKC,” a podcast based on his book, “Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism.” He’s a noted lecturer and an instructor at Harvard Law School. He previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney in Brooklyn. His work has been the basis for major television events including the acclaimed ten-part limited series, “American Crime Story”, based on his book, The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson. His other bestselling books include The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court, The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court, Too Close to Call: The 36-Day Battle to Decide the 2000 Election, American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst,”, True Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Investigation of Donald Trump, and 2025’s The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy. How effective is Donald Trump's assault on democracy? How successful have the courts been in serving as a guardrail? What can we expect from the Supreme Court in further expanding Trump's power? Who will he pardon next? Jeffrey addresses these questions and so much more. Got somethin' to say?! Email us at [email protected] Leave us a message: 845-307-7446 Twitter: @AndyOstroy Produced by Andy Ostroy, Matty Rosenberg, and Jennifer Hammoud @ Radio Free Rhiniecliff Design by Cricket Lengyel