Bob Bauer - A White House Counsel Explains Where Law Ends and Politics Begins

The hardest question in political law isn’t a case cite or a filing deadline. It’s “Who is the client?” We sit down with Bob Bauer, longtime election lawyer, former Obama White House counsel, and author of The Unraveling, to unpack how that single question drives ethics, privilege, and decision-making at the highest levels of government. We start with the post-Watergate world that built modern campaign finance regulation: contribution limits, disclosure, the creation of the Federal Election Commission, and public financing for presidential campaigns. From there, Bob explains how political lawyering evolved as campaigns, parties, and presiden...