Seth B. Waxman has appeared as a legal commentator on CNN, NPR and FOX 5 DC, and has been quoted in the Washington Examiner, explaining federal investigations, charging decisions and criminal procedure to a general audience. Each appearance below is linked to its original source. He is a former Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia who — as NPR put it when introducing him — “served under Presidents Clinton, George W. Bush and President Obama.”
Broadcast and radio
CNN — Federal Investigation Commentary
Seth B. Waxman appeared on CNN with Brianna Keilar as a former federal prosecutor and criminal defense attorney, discussing developments in the federal investigations then under way.
CNN — Search Warrants and Attorney-Client Privilege
Seth B. Waxman joined CNN as a defense attorney and former federal prosecutor to discuss the execution of search warrants and the attorney-client privilege questions they raise.
FOX 5 DC — Federal Charging Decisions
Seth B. Waxman appeared on FOX 5 DC as a former federal prosecutor to discuss how federal charging decisions are made in a high-profile investigation.
NPR — What Is at Stake in the Manafort Trial
Interviewed ahead of the trial of the former Trump campaign chairman. NPR introduced him as a federal prosecutor who “served under Presidents Clinton, George W. Bush and President Obama.”
NPR — Manafort’s Guilty Plea
Called on as a former federal prosecutor to explain what the guilty plea meant for the special counsel investigation, including the witness-tampering and foreign-lobbying counts.
NPR — The Roger Stone Indictment
NPR’s Michel Martin interviewed Seth B. Waxman about the significance of the special counsel’s indictment of Roger Stone.
CNN — Jury Selection in the New York Hush-Money Trial
Seth B. Waxman was interviewed on CNN on jury selection in the New York hush-money prosecution — how prejudicial evidence unrelated to the charges is kept out, whether seated jurors can stay impartial, and compliance with the gag order then in place. On the judge’s handling of the record he said: “The judge and the parties are also very focused on an appeal, and so the judge is trying to eliminate potential areas of appeal, and keep this trial focused on the key issues that are at play.” The segment is recorded in a note published by his then-firm, Dickinson Wright, rather than by CNN.
Podcast
Waxman Litigation’s Podcast
The firm’s own podcast, carrying recordings of broadcast appearances alongside discussion of business litigation, internal investigations, white-collar enforcement and receiverships. Like the YouTube channel below, it is self-published by the firm — it is not independent coverage, and it is listed here so the episodes can be found, not as press.
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Washington Examiner — Analysis of the Manafort Prosecution
Quoted on how the evidence at trial illuminated the relationships at issue in the wider investigation.
Recordings
Recordings of a number of these appearances, together with earlier segments on MSNBC, Bloomberg, NBC Nightly News, VICE News and C-SPAN, are collected on his own YouTube channel. Those uploads are self-published recordings of broadcast segments, not independent publications.
A note on what this page is
These are media appearances in which Seth B. Waxman was interviewed or quoted as a commentator. They are not case results, and nothing on this page describes work done for a client. Commentary on a public matter is not a representation that the firm acted in it.
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