Norm Eisen

Norm Eisen

United States United StateslawyerMaleb. 19695.9Global Dominance: 0.05%

Norm Eisen is a lawyer and former White House ethics czar under President Obama, known for his advocacy for ethical governance and legal accountability. He gained attention in recent news for being included in Donald Trump's list of individuals whose security clearances were revoked due to their roles in investigations involving Trump.

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Norm Eisen is one of the lawyers representing David Hearn, who described the White House request as 'another bizarre turn'.

White House pushes DoJ to revive reflecting pool case against Olympian | Trump administration
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-08-12
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Hearn’s attorneys, Norm Eisen, Mary Dohrmann and Steve Levin, previously said the case 'should never have been brought'.

Trump posts NPS witness account alleging Reflecting Pool vandalism
Fox News·United StatesUnited States· 2026-08-10
5.0

Eisen, along with Abbe Lowell, stated that there is no valid cause for removing Governor Cook.

White House renews its attempt to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2026-08-07
7.0

Norm Eisen is an attorney for David Hearn who stated that all legal remedies are being considered in response to the situation.

Ex-Olympian weighing ‘all options’ after reflecting pool charges dropped | Washington DC
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-08-04
7.0

Eisen is one of Hearn's defenders, arguing that the case against him should never have been initiated.

Die Posse um den Reflecting Pool - Politik
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2026-08-03
7.0

Norm Eisen is one of Hearn’s attorneys demanding an apology on behalf of the Olympian.

U.S. Olympian David Hearn's felony vandalism case dismissed by DOJ
Fox News·United StatesUnited States· 2026-08-01
5.0

Norm Eisen is one of Hearn's attorneys speaking outside the courthouse.

Ex-Olympian pleads not guilty to Reflecting Pool vandalism charges
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-07-09
5.0
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Norm Eisen, another attorney for Hearn, expressed confidence in the justice system to see through the misuse of government power.

Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn pleads not guilty to Reflecting Pool damage
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2026-07-09
6.0

Hearn’s lawyers, Democracy Defenders Fund co-founder Norm Eisen and Mary Dohrmann, said the charges were 'outrageous and should be alarming to every American.'

Trump administration not seeking new bids, will use same company to repair Reflecting Pool
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2026-07-05
5.0

Hearn's lawyers, Norm Eisen and Mary Dohrmann, stated that the charges against Hearn reflect an abuse of power against an ordinary citizen based on a fabricated account.

Olympiaurheilijaa syytetään Trumpille tärkeän heijastusaltaan vahingoittamisesta: uhkana 10 vuotta vankeutta
Helsingin Sanomat·FinlandFinland· 2026-07-03
7.0

Democracy Defenders Fund co-founder Norm Eisen said that the charges against Hearn were 'outrageous and should be alarming to every American.'

Former Olympian indicted on felony charge over alleged Reflecting Pool vandalism
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2026-07-03
7.0

Norm Eisen and Mary Dohrmann, lawyers representing Hearn, said he was innocent.

US Olympian indicted after Trump alleged ‘vandalism’ at DC reflecting pool | Washington DC
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-07-03
7.0

Hearn’s attorney Norm Eisen blasted the indictment.

Former Olympic canoeist indicted for allegedly damaging Reflecting Pool
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2026-07-02
6.0

Norm Eisen is a prominent anti-Trump lawyer and former Obama ambassador who founded Democracy Defenders Action.

Was hat die Klageflut erreicht?
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2026-02-10
7.0

Norm Eisen is the executive chair of Democracy Defenders Fund who criticized the justice department for not fully releasing Epstein files.

Democrats accuse DoJ of not releasing millions of Epstein files despite legal requirement | Jeffrey Epstein
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-01-31
3.0

Norm Eisen co-founded 'The Contrarian' Substack with a stridently anti-Trump writer.

2025 lookback: Mainstream journalists opt for independent route
Fox News·United StatesUnited States· 2025-12-25
5.0

Norm Eisen, co-founder of the Democracy Defenders Fund, highlighted the epidemic of illegality under the Trump administration.

Countries across the world have faced this polarizing debate. Now it’s America’s turn
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2025-12-21
6.0

Norm Eisen was mentioned by Donald Trump as someone he deemed not legitimate.

Ο εκφυλισμός των θεσμών | Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2025-10-13
2.0

Norm Eisen, a prominent Trump critic, expressed hope that efforts to add rioting to RICO offenses won’t succeed.

Trump wants to use the RICO act against liberal groups and donors
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2025-09-17
6.0

Norm Eisen, an attorney, commented on Trump’s actions in Washington DC as a potential dictatorship.

‘We’re anti-federal chaos’: Democratic cities prepare for worst after Trump’s tirades against DC and LA | US politics
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-18
3.0

Norm Eisen, a former White House special counsel for ethics and government reform, said: 'When I was President Obama’s ethics czar in the White House I got a lot of unusual requests, but I never got one to increase the outflow of a waterway as part of a government official going kayaking.'

JD Vance’s team had water level of Ohio river raised for family’s boating trip | JD Vance
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-06
5.0

Norm Eisen, co-founder and executive chair of the Democracy Defenders Fund, commented on the judicial pushback against Trump’s initiatives.

The Musk blowup reveals how Trump is remaking the presidency
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2025-06-08
5.0

Norm Eisen is a former White House ethics tsar who commented on Trump's actions.

How Trump turned the White House into a cash cow
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-05-19
2.0

Norm Eisen criticized the White House for sending a signal that the U.S. position is for sale.

The Guardian рассказала о принципе Трампа «плати, чтобы получить доступ» — РБК
RBC·RussiaRussia· 2025-05-18
3.0

Norm Eisen, a former White House ethics advisor, sarcastically remarked that Trump has turned the White House into a sales front.

کلاهبرداری بزرگ ترامپ؛ از دور دور با هواپیمای لوکس طلاکاری شده تا تابلوی فروش جلوی کاخ سفید!
Hamshahri·IranIran· 2025-05-17
5.0