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Contributing Opinion Writer, New York Times. Author, most recently, of "The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy." https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Pardon/Jeffrey-Toobin/9781668084946

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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · Dec 8

I'm pleased to announce that my new book, "The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy," is now available for pre-order. It will be published in February 2025. It's feeling kind of topical, I think.

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The Pardon

From New York Times bestselling author and CNN legal commentator Jeffrey Toobin comes a timely exploration of the most controversial presidential p...

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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 14h

Richard Nixon's enemies did better than Donald Trump's. My column in @nytimes

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Opinion | A Perilous Difference Between the Trump and Nixon Eras

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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 1d

And you should also read all those Diaries of a Wimpy Kid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/b...

Jeff Kinney Knows What It’s Like to Be a Party Pooper

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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · Sep 10

Bryan Stevenson has built a museum in Montgomery that tells a very different story about civil rights than the one Donald Trump wants told. Here's my interview with him in @nytimes
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/o...

Opinion | Trump vs. Truth: The Fight for America’s History

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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · Aug 31

Big fan, Chris. Ignore the haters.

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Aug 31

I am not perfect; I get bent out of shape at times. But I am constantly trying—and just trying to get through this all, like everyone else.

If my placing limits on my engagement makes me an asshole in your mind, that's none of my business.

But that doesn't mean I'll keep you around to demean me.

Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · Aug 14

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Opinion | Adam Schiff, Letitia James and Trump’s Payback Plan

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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · Jul 25

Does Donald Trump Want Barack Obama to be Executed? My @nytimes piece.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/o...

Opinion | The Line Trump Crossed by Accusing Obama of Treason

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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · Jul 17

Check out my pals Norm Eisen and Jim Acosta talking about Good Trouble day on the @contrariannews.org YouTube channel tonight at 7:30pm.

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · Jul 16

Contrarians, join us TOMORROW (7/17) at 7:30pm exclusively on the Contrarian YouTube channel

I, along with other mentees of the late, great John Lewis will be covering #GoodTrouble around the country!

Subscribe to our channel 👉 www.youtube.com/channel/UCTQY3JIbngitYLq1yukAAyQ/?sub_confirmation=1

Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · Jul 16

Get ready for Justice Emil Bove. My @nytimes.com piece.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/o...

Opinion | Revenge, Thy Name Is Emil Bove

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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · Jul 15

Is this too obvious? Trump doesn't want the Epstein documents (file, whatever you call it) released because they implicate Trump himself.

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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · Jul 14

It's catnip for pardon nerds!

Nick Advocate @nickramirez.bsky.social · Jul 14

My niece, Misty, has taken great interest in the history and use of the pardon power. @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social

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Reading assignment is “Homegrown” by @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social

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Author of "The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy," published by Simon & Schuster in February 2025 https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Pardon/Jeffrey-Toobin/9781668084946

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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · Jul 2

I wish I could follow a bunch of my favorite writers at the same time on #Substack. Just pay one price and get them all. I have even come up with a name for this service. You could call it a . . . "magazine."

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Book Blasts @bookblasts.bsky.social · Jun 24

#books #booklist #bookstagram #booktalk #booktok #greatbooks #greatbooksguide #recommendedreading #GunViolenceAwarenessMonth #nra #secondamendment #GunViolenceAwareness #Gunviolence #guns
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · Jun 24

Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · Jun 18

Trump punishes his enemies with investigations even more than with prosecutions. My @nytimes column:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/o...

Opinion | For Trump, Investigations Are the Real Punishment

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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · Jun 14

I didn't miss the connection. #Homegrown

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jun 14

just watched this netflix documentary on the oklahoma city bombing and once again i'm struck by how so many of the popular media takes on this event just avoid entirely the connection to organized white supremacism

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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · Jun 14

The Minnesota assasin has political views that are very similar to those of Timothy McVeigh. This right-wing commitment to political violence is an enduring part of American life. #Jan6 #Homegrown

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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · Jun 8

Great to be back in Alabama.

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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · Jun 6

If #ElonMusk is so concerned about the deficit, why doesn't he just support raising taxes on people like himself?

Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · Jun 4

Donald Trump is transactional about everything, including “his” Supreme Court justices. @cnn.com @andersoncooper360.bsky.social

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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · May 29

Pardons much in the news every day! Watch my interview about my book, The Pardon, at the Clinton Library on C-Span this weekend.

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Jeffrey Toobin, "The Pardon"

CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin looks at the origins and politics of the president's right to pardon - using Gerald Ford's 1974 pardon of his predecessor Richard Nixon as a case study.

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