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# Barbara McQuade

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## Barbara McQuade


_McQuade is a professor at the University of Michigan Law School, and a former U.S. Attorney. Her new book is_ [Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741677/attack-from-within-by-barbara-mcquade/)


## Barbara McQuade


* ![Kash Patel's Judiciary Hearing in Washington DC](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd10b7a58bc733b42/6998b30d66d4e31e12cba526/kash-patel-hearing-2025.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 31, 2025  
### [What Kash Patel’s Confirmation Hearing Made Clear](https://time.com/7211916/kash-patel-confirmation-hearing-loyalty-trump-essay/)  
"Patel is unlikely to stand up to the executive branch if abuses of power occur," writes Barbara McQ...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Voters Attend Watch Parties During 2024 US Presidential Election](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt24d8af2e9304c375/698a9c00db29873ea9272c4f/watch-parties-trump-election-2024.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 6, 2024  
### [Defending the Truth in a Second Trump Term](https://time.com/7173492/second-trump-term-misinformation-essay/)  
Barbara McQuade examines what Trump’s election and second term mean for misinformation.  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives for a presidential debate with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, on Sept.10, 2024.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt55e3f02a1251a9b3/698a5ac986f68edbf66f5907/donald-trump-kamala-harris-presidential-debate-2024-10.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 11, 2024  
### [What the Debate Made Clear About a Second Trump Term](https://time.com/7020197/debate-second-trump-term-essay/)  
‘Tuesday’s debate made clear that the stakes of the November election could not be higher,’ writes B...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![A shoe is left on the stage during a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump at Butler Farm Show Inc. in Butler, Pa., on July 13, 2024.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbbba099b8c3edd40/698a58afcabb1d9539e544f7/donald-trump-rally-shooting-2024-09.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 15, 2024  
### [Election Disinformation Will Lead to Chaos](https://time.com/6998866/trump-shooting-disinformation-essay/)  
Barbara McQuade writes about how we can push back against the predictable deluge of disinformation i...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Trump New York Manhattan Criminal Court](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd42014d2b2ca709a/698a5787cabb1d0d53e54352/trump-criminal-court-may-24.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 4, 2024  
### [Debunking 12 Myths About Trump's Conviction](https://time.com/6985532/trump-conviction-myths-debunked-essay/)  
American legal expert Barbara McQuade breaks down several false claims about Trump's conviction bein...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![Jury To Begin Deliberations In Trump Hush Money Trial](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc10c0e4ced5542e/698a57509d83e86c81b9a245/trump-trial-nyc-may-2024.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 29, 2024  
### [Donald Trump's Hush-Money Trial Is a Referendum on Truth](https://time.com/6983154/donald-trump-hush-money-trial-truth-essay/)  
Barbara McQuade explores how the rule of law will be tested as the jury begins to decide Trump’s cri...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Members Of Congress Hold Press Conference On Anniversary Of January 6 Attacks](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6ba673b4d242836/698a491a86f68e0bd86f3bc6/GettyImages-1910343653.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 4, 2024  
### [Disinformation Is Tearing America Apart](https://time.com/6837548/disinformation-america-election/)  
America is undergoing a devastating erosion of trust that threatens the foundations of democracy.  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Former President Trump Speaks At The New York Young Republican Club Gala](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcc1fef84940b6287/698a4328d0753310f5e6eac3/GettyImages-1843939964.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 12, 2023  
### [The Constitution Is Not a Suicide Pact](https://time.com/6362826/donald-trump-gag-order-constitution/)  
The courts are right to say that former President Donald Trump isn't entitled to unfettered free spe...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Special Counsel Jack Smith Makes Statement On Trump Indictment](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc649706aa8d4b453/698a3db716d8846258c3bed0/GettyImages-1258567425.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 12, 2023  
### [The Dangerous Whataboutism in the Trump Classified Docs Case](https://time.com/6286371/trump-classified-documents-indictment-whataboutism/)  
Republicans are rallying to Trump's defense on the classified documents case, but their whataboutism...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
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Mar 31, 2023  
### [Alvin Bragg Did What He Had to Do In Indicting Trump](https://time.com/6267419/trump-indictment-alvin-bragg/)  
Falsifying business records may pale in comparison to other crimes Trump is under investigation for,...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![Former U.S. President Donald Trump applauds while speaking at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbbb7750bfc5995b0/698a380909208f8da3419d9b/Trump-Presidential-Run-DOJ.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 17, 2022  
### [Trump's Presidential Run Shouldn't Deter Merrick Garland](https://time.com/6234758/trump-2024-candidacy-doj-jan-6/)  
What happens now to the federal investigations into Trump's conduct, asks Barbara McQuade  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![New York Attorney General James Announces Civil Fraud Lawsuit Against Trump And His Children](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltad1da53c6391acec/698a35a8b3fce32ea00c9aa5/GettyImages-1425942803.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 22, 2022  
### [The Letitia James Lawsuit May Finally Nail Trump](https://time.com/6215733/letitia-james-lawsuit-trump-accountable/)  
The New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit against Donald Trump may be the legal action th...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![House January 6th Select Committee Holds Its Third Hearing](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc79e09943d15249e/698a330309208f4099419462/GettyImages-1403324086.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 21, 2022  
### [Should Donald Trump Face Federal Charges for Jan. 6? Two Prosecutors Debate](https://time.com/6189307/donald-trump-federal-charges-for-jan-6/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Kyle Rittenhouse reacts as he is found not guilty on all counts at the Kenosha County Courthouse on Nov. 19, 2021.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt766eb9bb419c484c/698a1ff04ee26218bd319a0c/kyle-rittenhouse-verdict.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 19, 2021  
### [The Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict Makes Us All Less Safe](https://time.com/6122142/kyle-rittenhouse-verdict/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![US President Joe Biden leaves after speaking about the September jobs report from the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, DC, on October 8, 2021. ](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt579b3d90faecd798/698a1da322fb855b99e2c9eb/biden-administration-executive-privilege-insurrection.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 9, 2021  
### [Biden's Refusal to Back Trump's Executive Privilege Claim Is the Right Call](https://time.com/6105636/biden-executive-privilege-january-6/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)

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