Author Jeffrey Toobin Discusses Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism

That Said with Michael Zeldin
Written By Michael Zeldin

Join my conversation with Jeffrey Toobin as we discuss his chilling new book, Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism which traces the rise of the right-wing extremism from the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995 to the riot at the US Capitol on January 6th and what it portends for the future.

About The Guest

Jeffrey Toobin is an American lawyer, blogger, author who served as the Chief Legal Analyst for CNN and a staff writer for The New Yorker until 2020. 

In 2000 Toobin received an Emmy Award for his coverage of the Elián González custody saga, which had resulted in the return of the boy from the United States to Cuba.

He is the author of nine best-selling books including such topics as the kidnapping and trial of Patty Hearst, the trial of OJ Simpson, the Clinton-Lewinsky affair, and the year 200 election battle between George W. Bush and Al Gore, among others. 

Two of his books, covering the OJ Simpson Trial and the Clinton-Lewinsky affair, were adapted for television.

He is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College and Harvard law school where he served as an Editor on the Harvard Law Review.

Michael Zeldin

Michael Zeldin is a well-known and highly-regarded TV and radio analyst/commentator.He has covered many high-profile matters, including the Clinton impeachment proceedings, the Gore v. Bush court challenges, Special Counsel Robert Muller’s investigation of interference in the 2016 presidential election, and the Trump impeachment proceedings. In 2019, Michael was a Resident Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School, where he taught a study group on Independent Investigations of Presidents. Previously, Michael was a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice. He also served as Deputy Independent/ Independent Counsel, investigating allegations of tampering with presidential candidate Bill Clinton’s passport files, and as Deputy Chief Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives, Foreign Affairs Committee, October Surprise Task Force, investigating the handling of the American hostage situation in Iran.Michael is a prolific writer and has published Op-ed pieces for CNN.com, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Hill, The Washington Times, and The Washington Post

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