Jeffrey Toobin

Jeffrey Toobin has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since January 1993.

Mr. Toobin is also the legal analyst for CNN, which he joined in 2002 after six years with ABC News. In 2000, he received an Emmy Award for his coverage of the Elian Gonzalez case. His most recent book is Too Close to Call: The 36-Day Battle to Decide the 2000 Election, which was published in 2001 by Random House. He is also the author of A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal that Nearly Brought Down a President (Random House, 2000), and The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson (Random House, 1996). Both books were New York Times best-sellers. Mr. Toobin lives in Manhattan with his wife and two children.

Jeffrey Toobin appears in the following:

Jeffrey Toobin on the Impeachment of Donald Trump

Monday, August 10, 2020

Jeffrey Toobin discusses his new book. 

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The Media's Role in History's Dramatic Trials

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Executive producer Jeffrey Toobin and director Brian McGinn discuss their new Netflix docu-series “Trial By Media.”

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The Threat to Roe

Monday, May 20, 2019

State legislators have proposed Draconian new laws on the assumption that, when they come before the Supreme Court, they will be used to vanquish Roe v. Wade once and for all. 

Barr Review

Monday, April 08, 2019

Since Barr became Attorney General, he has narrowed the range of information about the Mueller report that he says he will allow the public to see.

May Days

Monday, February 25, 2019

In his new book, the former acting director of the F.B.I. speaks with bracing directness about what was going on in the Trump-Russia investigation and why it matters.

Making the Case

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Donald Trump’s nominee told senators that he would protect the work of the special counsel, Robert Mueller, but that’s not the Attorney General’s only job.

Winning Votes

Monday, November 19, 2018

There is cause for hope, and not just in the results from Election Day.

Jeffrey Toobin on the "New" Rudy Giuliani

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Jeffrey Toobin discusses his latest article which profiles Rudy Giuliani as President Trump's lawyer.

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The Week that Was

Monday, September 10, 2018

Last week, the impetuous President and the thoughtful Supreme Court nominee seemed very different, but they share an agenda for the country.

After Kennedy

Monday, July 09, 2018

Upon Justice Kennedy’s retirement, the President is unlikely to nominate a moderate. What rulings would a brazen conservative majority produce?

Could Impeachment Lead to a Democratic Civil War?

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Jeffrey Toobin examines the drive within the Democratic Party for impeaching President Trump and what pursuing it might change for the party.

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Woman Pushes Back Against Trump Friend's "Catch and Kill" Strategy

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

The CEO behind The National Enquirer paid Karen McDougal for her story about her affair with the president, then intentionally didn't publish it.

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Jeffrey Toobin on Trump, Russia, and the Miss Universe Connection

Friday, March 02, 2018

Jeffrey Toobin discusses his latest piece in The New Yorker, “The Miss Universe Connection.”

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What Michael Flynn's Guilty Plea Means for Trump

Monday, December 11, 2017

Jeffrey Toobin, New Yorker staff writer and chief legal analyst for CNN, discusses his latest piece, “The Russia Portfolio."

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Unveiling President Trump's Tabloid Ties

Friday, July 07, 2017

Jeffrey Toobin discusses his latest piece, “Feeding the Beast," a look at the National Enquirer's relationship with Donald Trump. 

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The 'Feral Intensity' of the 70s

Tuesday, April 04, 2017

Remembering the 'feral intensity' of the 1970s with the story of Patty Hearst.

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How the Hulk Took on Gawker, and What it Means for Journalists

Thursday, December 22, 2016

Author and New Yorker staff writer Jeffrey Toobin discusses his latest article, “When Truth Is Not Enough,” on Hulk Hogan's successful lawsuit against Gawker. 

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What a New President Means for the Supreme Court

Tuesday, October 04, 2016

Jeffrey Toobin on how the Supreme Court will change if Hillary Clinton is elected. 

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The Strange and Wild Saga of Patty Hearst's Kidnapping

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

The New Yorker's Jeffrey Toobin talks about his latest book, "American Heiress," about the 1974 kidnapping of Patty Hearst by a left-wing terrorist group.

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Inside the Politics of the Supreme Court

Friday, April 15, 2016

The Supreme Court is supposed to be above politics, but has it ever been non-partisan in practice? 

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