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Trump's Power & the Rule of Law: J. Michael Luttig (interview) | FRONTLINE

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Jul 23, 2025
J. Michael Luttig served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 1991 to 2006. Prior to his time on the bench, Luttig was assistant counsel to the president under Ronald Reagan and clerked for then-judge Antonin Scalia and Supreme Court Justice Warren Burger. He also served as assistant attorney general at the Department of Justice and as counselor to the attorney general under President George H. W. Bush.

The following interview was conducted by Mike Wiser for FRONTLINE on March 31, 2025. It has been annotated and edited for accuracy and clarity as part of an editorial and legal review. See a more complete description of our process here: https://to.pbs.org/4lVZKzA

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