'If you want to die in jail, keep talking' – two national security law experts discuss the special treatment for Trump and offer him some advice
- Written by Thomas A. Durkin, Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, Loyola University Chicago
Former President Donald Trump on his airplane on June 10, 2023, two days after his federal indictment.Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesLawyer Thomas A. Durkin has spent much of his career working in national security law, representing clients in a variety of national security and domestic terrorism matters. Joseph Ferguson was a...




