Harold Hongju Koh

Legal experts Harold Koh, Deborah Pearlstein, and Matthew Waxman discuss Trump v. United States and the National Security Constitution, exploring implications of executive power, presidential immunity, checks and balances, and calls for structural reforms to strengthen Congress in national security matters.

Harold Hongju Koh, a professor of international law and former legal advisor to the U.S. Department of State, dives into the tumultuous relationship between the Trump administration and major law firms. He discusses the executive orders aimed at firms representing the president's critics, raising alarms about constitutional rights and due process. Koh highlights the chilling effects these orders have on legal representation and explores the negotiation pressures law firms faced when caught between political influence and their ethical obligations.