Paul Butler

@LawProfButler

Law professor. Renegade prosecutor. MSNBC legal analyst. Author of Chokehold: Policing Black Men (Out Now)

Joined May 2017

Tweets

You blocked @LawProfButler

Are you sure you want to view these Tweets? Viewing Tweets won't unblock @LawProfButler

  1. Pinned Tweet
    23 Sep 2019

    I'm proud to announce the Chokehold tour dates for Fall 2019. Come thru!

    Undo
  2. Retweeted

    Continuing to move the game forward . Much respect my brother 💪🏾 #33644

    Undo
  3. Jan 26

    This felt like a blessing, imagining a world without prisons, with McArthur genius and . Thanks via

    Undo
  4. Retweeted

    Watching the proceedings from 30 Rockefeller Plaza with and Chuck Rosenberg. Join us when the President’s team concludes for more live coverage with on .

    Undo
  5. Jan 25

    Watching the historic Trump impeachment trial with the legendary , who prosecuted Nixon before he resigned.

    Undo
  6. Jan 23

    I’ve seen firsthand ’s innovative work at the cross-section of criminal justice and storytelling. I can’t wait to see how grows, and to continue collaborating as a Consulting Editor!

    Undo
  7. Retweeted

    OPINION | In 1963, civil rights icon was told to cut a too-radical line from his speech at the March on Washington. "The words Lewis didn’t speak are the ones America needs to hear right now." via :

    Undo
  8. Jan 22

    On Monday night I spoke with Lawrence O’Donnell about the coming days in the impeachment trial

    Undo
  9. Jan 22

    John Lewis did not go to the March on Washington to half-step. His original speech proposed to "burn Jim Crow to the ground – nonviolently" and "fragment the South into a thousand pieces." MLK made him tone it down. Here's what it means for today.

    Undo
  10. Jan 22

    I'm glad I had Dershowitz for criminal law and not constitutional law.

    Undo
  11. Retweeted

    "Remember the important information that Bolton has... His own lawyer said back in November that Bolton has vital information... When we think about whether his information needs to be heard, I don't think there's any question." - w/

    Undo
  12. Retweeted

    It’s a hard time of year for a lot of folks. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255. Or text Home to 741741 to reach the Crisis Text Line. A simple copy and paste might save someone's life. Would 3 Twitter friends please copy this text and post under their own name?

    Undo
  13. 17 Dec 2019

    The conservative media presents an alternate universe when it comes to the Trump administration's criminality, lies, and corruption. It would almost be funny if it weren't so scary. Democracies are fragile and this is how they die.

    Undo
  14. Retweeted

    WATCH: says Rudy Giuliani's admission he needed Marie Yovanovitch "out of the way" is a "confession." Learn more:

    Undo
  15. 17 Dec 2019
    Undo
  16. Retweeted

    "History will understand that the House had no choice given the president's bad acts and corruption ... If the Senate fails to remove the president from office, that will go down as a day our democracy took a giant step backwards." on impeachment.

    Undo
  17. 13 Dec 2019

    So I really liked ...except for that gratuitous scene that could have been produced by Fox News and William Barr. What did you think? Spoiler alert, so check out the movie before reading...

    Undo
  18. 11 Dec 2019

    I feel sorry for my former colleagues at the Justice Department. William Barr is a sorry excuse for an Attorney General.

    Undo
  19. 10 Dec 2019

    Trump's new legal defense – Sondland is not a credible witness – won't work. But Trump's political defense – impeachment is another witch hunt and I will crush any Republican who says otherwise – seems effective so far.

    Undo
  20. 5 Dec 2019

    On Hardball we discussed the House Judiciary Committees' historic impeachment hearing. The Republicans' own witness, my former colleague Jonathan Turley, admitted that if there was a quid pro quo, it's impeachable. There was a quid pro quo!

    Undo
  21. 2 Dec 2019

    On , we spoke about the continuing impeachment inquiry. The law professor in me is looking forward to the constitutional law lens of this week's hearings!

    Undo

Loading seems to be taking a while.

Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

    You may also like

    ·