Law School Deans

* In a series of wide-ranging interviews across the political spectrum — or “Fake News,” per President Trump — the commander in chief’s closest allies admitted that they didn’t think he had any idea what he’d done or what kind of havoc he’d wreaked with his racist tweets. [Washington Post]

* According to House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report contains “very substantial evidence” that the president is “guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors.” Let’s see if Mueller’s testimony can change any minds on impeachment. [CNN]

* After one scandal too many, it looks like Deutsche Bank has decided to hire someone new to look after its legal and regulatory affairs. [Corporate Counsel]

* Students and alumni from Penn Law are calling for Professor Amy Wax’s ouster from faculty teaching duties following her latest foray into racism. [Big Law Business]

* Aside from Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld and Clayton Kozinski, who else will be clerking for Supreme Court justices for the upcoming October term? In addition to these controversial choices, we’ve got the second blind person to ever clerk at the high court, and someone who was picked dead last in the 2010 MLB draft. [Associated Press]

* Joan Bullock, former dean of Thomas Jefferson Law School, has decamped to become Dean at the Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law. Congrats! [National Jurist]

* “It is not and never has been the [DOJ’s] policy to target [journalists] for reporting. But Julian Assange is no journalist.” Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, has been indicted on 18 charges under the Espionage Act in one of the largest leaks of classified information in U.S. history. [USA Today]

* Emory Law School now has its first-ever female dean. A big congratulations to Mary Anne Bobinski, who will be the first woman to lead the law school in its 103-year history. [Daily Report]

* Steven Hammond, a former Hughes Hubbard partner who was charged with public lewdness after being accused of masturbating in an Equinox steam room, recently had that charged dismissed and is now suing the gym for defamation. [New York Law JournalP]

* In case you missed it, DLA Piper recently elected a new U.S. chair of the firm. Congratulations to New York-based intellectual property lawyer Frank Ryan, who will succeed co-chairs Roger Meltzer and Cameron “Jay” Rains in the role. [Big Law Business]

* James O. Bass Sr., the longtime leader at the firm of Bass Berry & Sims, has passed away at the age of 108. RIP. [Tennessean]

* Impending constitutional crisis alert: President Trump is opposed to his White House aides — especially former White House Counsel, “real lawyer” Don McGahn — testifying before Congress because they already cooperated with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. [Washington Post]

* Meanwhile, fake lawyer Michael Cohen, who served as legal counsel to Trump for about decade, will soon report to his Federal Correctional Institution – Otisville, which has been referred to as a “castle behind bars.” At least he’ll get to hang out with The Situation. [Daily Beast]

* Bill Cosby is suing Quinn Emanuel over its “unconscionable fees,” claiming that the firm overstaffed his case to the tune of $8.55 million over the course of nine months. Maybe stop checking you emails so much? [American Lawyer]

* George and Amal Clooney will be on campus at Columbia Law tomorrow for the official launch of TrialWatch, an initiative that will monitor trials acros the globe to protect human rights and eventually create a global justice index. [Law.com]

* Another happy ending for Robert Kraft (for the time being): Prosecutors have been blocked from releasing footage that allegedly shows the New England Patriots owner receiving sexual favors in a massage parlor. [Reuters]

* On the next episode of “Empire,” Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo, the brothers who helped stage a racist and homophobic attack against Jussie Smollett, will file a defamation lawsuit against the actor’s attorneys. [Big Law Business]

* Cooley Law has a new president and dean following the departure of Don LeDuc. James McGrath will join the school from Texas A&M Law, where he serves as associate dean of academic support and bar services. Good luck! [WMU Cooley Law]