New book, Trump impeachment inquiry put Professor Larson in media spotlight

The confluence of the publication of his book, The Trials of Allegiance: Treason, Juries, and the American Revolution with the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump has put constitutional scholar and treason expert Professor Carlton F.W. Larson in the media spotlight over the past few weeks.

The New York Times quoted Larson in an Oct. 1 story headlined “As Impeachment Moves Forward, Trump’s Language Turns Darker.” The story addressed Trump’s frequent use of the term “treason” in talking about his critics. Read the story

PolitiFact consulted Larson for its Oct. 1 story about Trump's suggestion that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff should be investigated for treason for how Schiff characterized Trump's comments during Trump's highly controversial telephone conversation with the president of Ukraine. Read the story. The Associated Press spoke to Larson for its Oct. 5 “Fact Check” on the same matter. Vox also referenced Larson in its Sept. 30 report on the topic.

On Oct. 10, Larson spoke to PRI for a story headlined “Presidents aren’t immune to treason convictions. Just look to Ukraine.” Read the story

Larson’s book, published on Sept. 27 by Oxford University Press, was featured on the Page 99 Test blog. Larson also spoke about “Trials of Allegiance” on Oct. 7 at the UC Berkeley Public Law & Policy Workshop at Berkeley Law. On Oct. 14, he spoke about the book at the Stanford Center for Law and History.

Carlton Larson's research interests focus on constitutional law and legal history, with a strong emphasis on the 18th century.