Lindsay Beyerstein

Lindsay Beyerstein covers legal affairs, health care and politics for the Editorial Board. An award-winning documentary filmmaker, she’s a judge for the Sidney Hillman Foundation. Find her @beyerstein.

Allen Weisselberg can’t plead the Fifth anymore

August 22, 2022 /

He used to protect Donald Trump that way. But no more.

Alex Jones’ many-splendored phone

August 11, 2022 /

Norm Pattis, Connecticut trial lawyer, burned his client.

The mob did what Trump wanted

July 26, 2022 /

The J6 committee deftly illustrated Thursday what was going on inside and outside the White House during that time.

Even if Griswold stands, states are likely to ban contraception

July 6, 2022 /

How? By saying it’s the same as abortion.

The battle of the Jeffs

June 24, 2022 /

The fate of the Justice Department and Trump’s coup.

The coup conspirator confesses

June 16, 2022 /

John Eastman admitted he knew his scheme to overturn the 2020 election was illegal. He admitted he told Donald Trump the same.

Trump’s inner circle gets tighter

June 6, 2022 /

Peter Navarro has a fool for an attorney.

Hang Mike Pence? Not a bad idea, Trump reportedly said

May 31, 2022 /

The former president does not joke.

Leaked emails show that Trump lawyer thought allegations of fraud were unnecessary for stealing an election

May 17, 2022 /

The fraud facade falls away.

New trove of texts reveal Oath Keepers’ role on J6

May 9, 2022 /

They expected Trump to declare martial law.