Andrew Weissmann

MSNBC legal analyst

Andrew Weissmann is a legal analyst for MSNBC and a professor of practice with the New York University School of Law’s Center on the Administration of Criminal Law. Previously, he was a lead prosecutor for Robert Mueller’s special counsel’s office and led the Justice Department’s Fraud Section. He co-hosts MSNBC’s podcast “Prosecuting Donald Trump.”


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