Andrew Weissmann
MSNBC legal analyst
Andrew Weissmann is a legal analyst for MSNBC and a professor of practice with the New York University School of Law's Center on the Administration of Criminal Law. Previously, he was a lead prosecutor for Robert Mueller’s special counsel’s office and led the Justice Department’s Fraud Section. He co-hosts MSNBC’s podcast “Prosecuting Donald Trump.”
Andrew Weissmann is a legal analyst for MSNBC and a professor of practice with the New York University School of Law's Center on the Administration of Criminal Law. Previously, he was a lead prosecutor for Robert Mueller’s special counsel’s office and led the Justice Department’s Fraud Section. He co-hosts MSNBC’s podcast “Prosecuting Donald Trump.”
Latest from Andrew Weissmann
The most compelling part of Trump’s trial wasn't in the transcript
America witnessed a Manhattan jury finding Donald Trump guilty on 34 counts. But most did not actually witness this moment. My MSNBC colleagues and I did.
Hope Hicks' testimony paired facts with emotion to connect the dots for the jury
When Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel in 2017, many saw it as a healthy sign of adherence to the rule of law in this country — a sign that Donald Trump was not above the law.
The Supreme Court just made Jack Smith's job that much harder
The Supreme Court could have responded to Trump’s immunity petition in far less time. There's no reason they needed 13 days to deliver their answer.
Trump’s election interference trial is on hold. It shouldn’t be.
The new year is beginning with needless uncertainty as to when Donald Trump will go to trial for criminal charges related to the Jan. 6 insurrection.
In Trump’s Florida trial, Aileen Cannon isn't hiding her bias
After former President Donald Trump's legal team appeared to play the timing of his federal trials against each other, Judge Aileen Cannon showed her bias in rebuking not Trump but the special counsel.
Alvin Bragg keeps winning — and nobody’s talking about it
Trump's hush-money case in New York is likely to be delayed, which is a win for democracy and for Alvin Bragg himself.
Two unusual moments from Trump's arraignment for 2020 election indictment
Two things stood out to me as unusual during Donald Trump's arraignment after he was indicted in special counsel Jack Smith's 2020 election interference investigation.
Should the DOJ rethink its special counsel strategy?
The Hunter Biden plea deal and Republican reactions to it raise important questions about special counsels for the DOJ and the public.
The real reason for Fani Willis' letter to local police is obvious
Georgia DA Fani Willis should not purport to issue a letter couched as a concern about safety if that is not what it is really about.
No, the prior DA did not reject the Trump charges brought by Bragg
So much for the misleading effort by MAGA Republicans to use the former Manhattan district attorney to attack the current one.
Trump lawyer's ethics issue: He initially was approached by Daniels
As Joe Tacopina makes headlines in the hush money probe, it's worth noting the attorney-client relationship it seems he had with one client in particular.
