Terrorism & Extremism

The Lawfare Podcast: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism

Jen Patja, Jack Goldsmith, Jeffrey Toobin
Thursday, May 25, 2023, 12:00 PM
Jack Goldsmith spoke to Jeffrey Toobin about his new book on the bombing and trial called, “Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism.”
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At 9:02 a.m. on April 19, 1995, a bomb built by Timothy McVeigh exploded in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. One hundred sixty-eight people died and hundreds more were injured in what remains the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history.

Jeffrey Toobin has a new book about the bombing and trial called, “Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism.” Toobin joined Jack Goldsmith to discuss the new and revealing information his book draws on concerning McVeigh’s motivations and trial strategy, Attorney General Merrick Garland's consequential role in the McVeigh trial, and the long-tail impact of the trial on right-wing domestic terrorism in the United States, including the Jan. 6 attacks on Congress.

 

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Jen Patja

Jen Patja

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Jen Patja is the editor of the Lawfare Podcast and Rational Security, and serves as Lawfare’s Director of Audience Engagement. Previously, she was Co-Executive Director of Virginia Civics and Deputy Director of the Center for the Constitution at James Madison's Montpelier, where she worked to deepen public understanding of constitutional democracy and inspire meaningful civic participation.
Jack Goldsmith

Jack Goldsmith

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Jack Goldsmith is the Learned Hand Professor at Harvard Law School, co-founder of Lawfare, and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Before coming to Harvard, Professor Goldsmith served as Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel from 2003-2004, and Special Counsel to the Department of Defense from 2002-2003.
Jeffrey Toobin

Jeffrey Toobin

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Jeffrey Toobin is a lawyer, author of "Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism," and former legal analyst for CNN.
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