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Lisa Rubin

MSNBC legal correspondent

Lisa Rubin is an MSNBC legal correspondent and a former litigator. Previously, she was the off-air legal analyst for “The Rachel Maddow Show” and “Alex Wagner Tonight.” 

Lisa Rubin is an MSNBC legal correspondent and a former litigator. Previously, she was the off-air legal analyst for “The Rachel Maddow Show” and “Alex Wagner Tonight.” 

Latest from Lisa Rubin

Why Trump’s latest late-night attack on law firms affects us all

If law firms are cowed into not bringing the cases that matter most, that could be another step in dismantling democracy.
12d ago

What is an autopen, the device at the center of Trump’s attack on Biden’s pardons?

Trump claims Biden's pardons for Jan. 6 committee members are 'void' due to his use of an autopen, but Lisa Rubin explains that legal precedent says otherwise.
18d ago

Eric Adams’ case is likely over. The fight over what really went down is beginning.

In their Friday brief, DOJ leaders quoted a handful of internal communications, potentially waiving the confidentiality of scores of other documents.

Federal prosecutors who worked on the Eric Adams case escorted out of workplace

Two federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York who worked on the case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams were placed on leave Friday and escorted out of the building by federal law enforcement officials, multiple current and former law enforcement sources told NBC News.
32d ago

Emil Bove has accused others of ethical lapses and misconduct. But he has had his own issues.

Three new complaints to the New York bar recall prior challenges regarding Bove’s own conduct and potential conflicts of interest

White House terminates top federal prosecutors amid DOJ, FBI purge

The White House terminated multiple U.S. attorneys on Wednesday amid a period of upheaval at the Justice Department initiated by President Donald Trump.
45d ago

Can Trump simply dismiss federal officials as he pleases?

Laws governing several, lesser-known agencies protect certain officials from removal, except for cause. Trump is betting those laws are unconstitutional.
46d ago

Was Kash Patel aware of FBI firings in advance? Not that he recalls

Trump’s pick for FBI director gave clear answers to some senators’ written questions but appears to have hedged about his knowledge of the recent firings.
57d ago

Prosecutors add 2 more alleged victims to Sean 'Diddy' Combs federal indictment

Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused of dangling a person over an apartment balcony and of coercing two additional women into commercial sex acts in an expanded indictment federal prosecutors filed against him Thursday.
64d ago

Hegseth’s divorce agreement with his second wife includes a non-disparagement clause

Pete and Samantha Hegseth’s 2018 divorce decree prohibits each of them from engaging in “any public discourse … disparaging the other party.”
67d ago

In reviving TikTok, Trump started something else: the imperial presidency

Donald Trump’s announcement that he will revive TikTok through an executive order sets a concerning precedent for the president's second term.
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