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Barbara McQuade is a professor from practice at the University of Michigan Law School. She served as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan and Co-Chair of the Terrorism and National Security Subcommittee of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee from 2010-2017. 

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opinion

Are Trump’s Passports the FBI’s Smoking Gun?

PROXIMITY TO A CRIME

DOJ’s latest filing suggests the proximity of Trump’s personal identification to top secret government documents could prove the former president is personally culpable.

Barbara McQuade | Published Aug 31, 2022
opinion

Ghislaine Maxwell Is a Monster—but She Didn’t Fool the Jury

RICH AND GUILTY

While this case may have involved jet-setting millionaires, it was no different from the seedy cases of human trafficking that occur every day in America.

Barbara McQuade | Published Dec 29, 2021
opinion

Indicting the Trump Organization Could Be Just the Start

GO TIME?

All signs point to prosecutors with confidence in their case—and miles to go before they stop.

Barbara McQuade | Published Jun 29, 2021
opinion

Biden’s DOJ Brings the Heat on a Racist Voter Crackdown

JUSTICE STRIKES BACK

Attorney General Merrick Garland is getting to work trying to make things right after the Supreme Court got them terribly wrong.

Barbara McQuade | Published Jun 25, 2021

Here’s What the Feds’ Rudy Raid Does—and Does Not—Mean

THIS IS NO WITCH HUNT

We know that we’re nearing the end of this investigation. We don’t know if Giuliani will be charged with a crime.

Barbara McQuade | Published Apr 29, 2021
opinion

Trump Lights a Match That Incites Violence in Michigan

INCENDIARY RHETORIC

Responsible leaders work to de-escalate tension. Trump does just the opposite with his brand of inspirational words.

Barbara McQuade | Published Oct 09, 2020
opinion

Taylor Charges Show Law Isn’t Always the Same as Justice

BROKEN

In a more just world, her killers would be charged. In our world, grand juries are given extraordinary instructions not to second-guess police officers.

Barbara McQuade | Published Sep 24, 2020
opinion

Barr Twists Himself Into a Knot to Wreck Justice Department

STRAW MAN

The only public cases Barr has intervened in have been on behalf of Trump allies convicted of crimes arising from the government’s investigation into Russian election interference.

Barbara McQuade | Published Sep 17, 2020
opinion

How the Trump Campaign Put American Democracy in Harm’s Way

CASE CLOSED

Trump survived the Mueller report, but a new report from a GOP-controlled Senate committee should put an end to any remaining argument about the dangers of his approach.

Barbara McQuade | Published Aug 19, 2020
opinion

The Real Reason New York’s AG Went After the NRA

SELF-INFLICTED WOUND

Why was it left to New York’s attorney general to file a civil suit? The silence of the U.S. Department of Justice is deafening.

Barbara McQuade | Published Aug 06, 2020

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