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John McKay

John McKay teaches constitutional law and national security law at Seattle University, and chairs the government investigations and crisis management group for the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine. He was the United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington from 2001 to 2007.

Latest articles by John McKay

The Big Idea
The Bush administration fired me from the Justice Department over politicsThe Bush administration fired me from the Justice Department over politics
The Big Idea

Bush paid a price for violating the department’s independence — and so should Trump.

By John McKay