The Weissmann File https://andrewweissmann.com/ A sourced critical briefing on Andrew Weissmann. Facts are cited. Opinion is marked. en-us Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0600 The Supreme Court Unanimously Reversed His Andersen Case https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/andersens-reversal.html https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/andersens-reversal.html Tue, 31 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400 Nine justices reversed Arthur Andersen in 2005. Weissmann was lead counsel. The holding is in the U.S. Reports. The Merrill Lynch Barge Convictions He Led Did Not Hold https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/nigerian-barge.html https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/nigerian-barge.html Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0500 DOJ said Weissmann led the Enron–Merrill Nigerian barge trial. The Fifth Circuit reversed the fraud counts. Enron Defense Lawyers Said He Threatened Witnesses https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/enron-allegations.html https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/enron-allegations.html Tue, 05 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500 Federalist pieces on unsealed Enron records. The trial court denied the motion to dismiss. He Set the April 2017 Meeting With AP Reporters About Manafort https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/ap-reporters.html https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/ap-reporters.html Tue, 11 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0400 FBI memos describe Weissmann’s April 11, 2017, meeting with AP reporters. AP published a Manafort story the next day. He Was the Lead Prosecutor on the Manafort Cases https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/mueller-manafort.html https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/mueller-manafort.html Mon, 30 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0400 Weissmann’s name is on the Manafort docket. NYU lists him as a Mueller lead prosecutor. Bruce Ohr Told Congress He Passed Steele Material to Weissmann https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/ohr-contacts.html https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/ohr-contacts.html Fri, 01 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500 Ohr testimony and a House GOP letter to Barr. Conflict allegation, not an IG finding. John Solomon Reported a 2017 Outreach to Dmitry Firtash’s Lawyers https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/firtash.html https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/firtash.html Mon, 22 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0400 Solomon column from defense memos. Allegation, not a court finding. He Told CBS He Had Not Been Subpoenaed by Durham https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/durham.html https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/durham.html Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0500 CBS quoted Weissmann: no Durham subpoena, happy to help. That is all the clip says. The Book Deal, Then a Biden Fundraiser https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/book-and-biden.html https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/book-and-biden.html Thu, 21 May 2020 00:00:00 -0400 Random House. Then a Zoom chat for the Biden Victory Fund. DOJ Records Said He Wiped Government Phones — Twice https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/wiped-phones.html https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/wiped-phones.html Thu, 10 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0400 Federalist and Judicial Watch on the Special Counsel’s Office phone log. Flynn Sued Him for Defamation. The Case Was Dismissed Without Prejudice. https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/flynn-lawsuit.html https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/flynn-lawsuit.html Tue, 24 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0400 Civil filing over an MSNBC podcast. Not a criminal verdict. On Cable He Said Trump Was Treated “Ultra-Fair” https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/cable-commentary.html https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/cable-commentary.html Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400 Breitbart clip. RCP on Judge Cannon. His words, on television. After the Immunity Decision, Conservative Treehouse Said He Was Apoplectic https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/immunity-decision.html https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/immunity-decision.html Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400 SCOTUS is the holding. CTH is commentary. His Just Security piece is his. Ed Martin Asked About the 2016 Odebrecht Plea. That Is an Inquiry. https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/odebrecht-inquiry.html https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/odebrecht-inquiry.html Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Largest FCPA case. 2025 letters are an inquiry, not a conviction. He Emailed Sally Yates “I Am So Proud” After She Defied Trump https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/yates-email.html https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/yates-email.html Tue, 05 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0500 Judicial Watch FOIA: Weissmann emailed Yates “I am so proud. And in awe.” New York Post, Free Beacon, and Townhall printed it. After Stone’s Commutation He Urged a Grand-Jury Subpoena https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/stone-grand-jury.html https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/stone-grand-jury.html Tue, 14 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0400 July 2020 NYT op-ed: he told Barr to put Roger Stone before a grand jury. Aaron Maté said the coordination claim outran the report. His Book Described an Internal “Alternative” Mueller Memo https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/alt-mueller-report.html https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/alt-mueller-report.html Sat, 04 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500 Where Law Ends described an internal SCO write-up. Epoch Times reported DOJ told a court it had found the record. A Judge Let Passantino’s Defamation Claim Against Him Proceed https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/passantino-defamation.html https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/passantino-defamation.html Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400 Just the News: Judge AliKhan kept Passantino’s defamation claim over the “coached her to lie” tweet. Not a verdict. Trump Signed an Order Targeting the Firm That Rehired Him https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/jenner-eo.html https://andrewweissmann.com/posts/jenner-eo.html Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0400 March 25, 2025 EO on Jenner and Block. NTD and Epoch Times quote the order on rehiring Weissmann. Not a criminal case.