Harry Litman, Los Angeles Times

Harry Litman

Los Angeles Times

San Diego, CA, United States

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  • Los Angeles Times
  • The New York Times
  • Yahoo
  • Washington Post
  • USA TODAY
  • Lawfare
  • Bradenton Herald

Past articles by Harry:

Column: Is the Hunter Biden plea deal really a slap on the wrist? Not remotely

Donald Trump and other Republicans have criticized the Justice Department deal with President Biden's son on tax and gun charges. They're off-base as usual. → Read More

Trump's dangerous plan to beat the classified documents case

The former president's arguments against the federal indictment are not likely to succeed. But with Judge Aileen Cannon's help, they could cause pivotal delays. → Read More

Column: Five ways Judge Aileen Cannon could protect Trump from the classified documents prosecution

The Florida jurist could impede the Department of Justice's effort to hold the former president accountable for his handling of classified records in a few ways. → Read More

Trump's federal indictment is both inevitable and breathtaking

Former President Trump was indicted on charges related to classified documents found at his Florida estate. Special counsel Jack Smith's case is historic. → Read More

The classified documents case against Trump looks even stronger now

Special counsel Jack Smith's team has reportedly found that lawyer Evan Corcoran was 'waved off' searching the ex-president's office for sensitive records. → Read More

Why Trump should worry about Jack Smith's classified documents probe

The special counsel's investigation of the former president's Mar-a-Lago trove has taken longer than some expected, but it appears to be a strong case. → Read More

John Durham's report on Trump-Russia probe says a lot about little

His investigation of the FBI's investigation has yielded a lot of words and few charges. Atty. Gen. Bill Barr's appointment of the prosecutor was problematic. → Read More

Trump's abhorrent character made E. Jean Carroll's case

A federal jury in New York quickly returned a verdict that found the former president liable for sexual abuse and defamation of the plaintiff. → Read More

Column: What makes E. Jean Carroll's case against Trump so damning

The writer sued the ex-president alleging sexual assault and defamation. The law and evidence in the case, which went to trial Tuesday in New York, favor the plaintiff. → Read More

Column: Why Fox News and Dominion settled — and what it means

The network had reason to pay handsomely to avoid more exposure of its false denial of Trump's defeat. And lawsuits serve private rather than public interests. → Read More

Alvin Bragg's case against Donald Trump has overlooked strengths

The Manhattan district attorney pointed to new evidence that the payment to Stormy Daniels was meant to break campaign finance and even tax law. → Read More

Donald Trump's Manhattan indictment is only the beginning

New York prosecutor Alvin Bragg's investigation is just the beginning of Trump's legal exposure. Charges in Georgia and from Special Counsel Jack Smith also loom. → Read More

Dominion's defamation suit puts Fox News in serious jeopardy

Network stars and executives such as Tucker Carlson and Rupert Murdoch privately disparaged Donald Trump and doubted lies about Jan. 6 and the 2020 election. → Read More

Mike Pence's dubious but clever attempt to resist a subpoena

The former vice president may not have a valid claim to avoid testifying against Donald Trump in the Jan. 6 case. But he could succeed in delaying the matter. → Read More

Will Mike Pence's classified documents discovery let Biden off the hook?

The appointment of a special counsel immediately lumped Biden together with Trump in the public's mind. Now Pence’s document discovery might shift the politics. → Read More

Column: The special counsel appointment in the Biden case tells us something new about Merrick Garland

Did Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland have no choice but to appoint a special counsel to handle the Biden documents case? That's not what the law says. → Read More

Column: A jury delivers the truth about Jan. 6. It was seditious conspiracy

Verdicts in the case of five Oath Keepers define the Jan. 6, 2021 melee, once and for all, as a purposeful crime orchestrated by enemies of democracy. → Read More

Litman: The GOP wants to burn down the Justice Department

The right accuses the left of Trump Derangement Syndrome, but MAGA Republicans have DOJ Derangement Syndrome — and it's far more dangerous to the republic. → Read More

Litman: The Trump subpoena sets up a historic battle over executive privilege. Here's why it won't happen

The Jan. 6 committee and the former president both have good reason not to file suit over Trump's potential testimony. → Read More

Litman: Are Jan. 6 investigators hot on the trail of 'all the president's people'?

Even if Donald Trump is never indicted for his Jan. 6 actions, loyalists such as Roger Stone, Michael Flynn and Mark Meadows should be held to account. → Read More