Norman Eisen
Attorney, author, and former U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic; senior fellow at Brookings, CNN legal analyst, and co-founder of the States United Democracy Center and Democracy Defenders Action.
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Oct 6, 2026
Norman EisenGUEST
Norm Eisen of Democracy Defenders Action, and I'm here to salute these survivors.
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I'm here because I was inspired by my sister, Katie Banks, to bring my own lawsuits.
Norman EisenGUEST
They ordered Donald Trump and Tom Lynch to turn over those Trump-Epstein files.
Norman EisenGUEST
How can it be a crime [laughs] to touch the water of the reflecting pool, Chris? Uh, it, it, it, what you see is a desperate effort to cast blame anywhere other than those responsible.
Norman EisenGUEST
When you paint the bottom of a pool in the, the height of the summer heat a dark color in a, a body of water that already is known to have severe algae problems, of course you're gonna have more difficulties.
Norman EisenGUEST
When you issue a no-bid contract, Chris, uh, including involving one of the president's, uh, Mar-a-Lago cronies, uh, uh, that, uh, of course is gonna lead to poor performance.
Jen WhiteHOST
Norm, how else are we seeing Democratic-led states pushing back against potential election interference or intimidation?
Norman EisenGUEST
In California, they've passed legislation that would limit and create liability for those who wrongly interfere in elections.
Norman EisenGUEST
In other states, they've expanded their attorney general, a very successful attorney general litigation campaign that has stopped Trump again and again.
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In other states, they've increased funding for poll workers and protecting the casting of ballots.
Norman EisenGUEST
So the states are getting ready for this unprecedented onslaught that we've seen.
Norman EisenGUEST
And I think voters should feel confident that the pro- voter majority in this country.