Robert Bauer

Robert Bauer   (lawyer)
Born	February 22, 1952 New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Phillips Exeter Academy, Harvard University, University of Virginia
Religion	Jewish
Spouse	Anita Dunn
Party	Democratic
White House Counsel under President Barack Obama. Also played a role in the Joe Biden administration.  White House Counsel  In office January 3, 2010 - June 30, 2011 Preceded by Gregory Craig Succeeded by Kathryn Ruemmler

Robert F. Bauer is an American attorney who was White House Counsel under President Barack Obama.

Background

Born in New York City into a Jewish family, Bauer graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1970. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College in 1973, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1976.

Career

Bauer was President Obama's personal attorney and the general counsel of the Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign. He has also previously was general counsel to the Democratic National Committee, and had advised President Obama since 2005.

As general counsel for the 2008 campaign, Bauer asked the Justice Department to investigate the officers and donors of American Issues Project after it ran a negative ad about Obama.

In November 2009, he was named to be the next White House Counsel, upon the resignation of Gregory Craig.

On June 2, 2011, the White House Press Office stated that Bauer would be returning to private practice at Perkins Coie, and that Principal Deputy Counsel to the President Kathryn Ruemmler would succeed him. The position, because it is part of the Executive Office staff that personally advises the President and is not an agency or Cabinet department or military head, does not require Senate confirmation despite the prominence of the office.

Bauer returned to private practice to again represent the president's election team and the Democratic National Committee. "Bob was a critical member of the White House team," Mr. Obama said. "He has exceptional judgment, wisdom, and intellect, and he will continue to be one of my close advisers."

Bauer promoted the Russiagate psyop.

Bauer was part of an internal CIA panel that cleared agency personnel of any wrongdoing when they secretly searched computers being used by the Senate Intelligence Committee to investigate claims of torture by the CIA. In addition to Bayer, the panel included Senator Evan Bayh, and three senior career CIA officers.

Obama chose Bauer and Benjamin L. Ginsberg, a Republican, in 2013 to co-chair the Presidential Commission on Election Administration, a yearlong investigation into voting problems. Their findings, "The American Voting Experience: Report and Recommendations of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration," were published in 2014.

Bauer was Professor of the Practice and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at New York University School of Law. He teaches classes including "The Role of the Lawyer in Public Life" and "Political Reform".

Bauer assisted with vetting efforts for the selection of Joe Biden's running mate in the 2020 presidential election.

During the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign, Bauer participated in mock debate sessions with Biden, impersonating the Republican candidate Donald Trump. He also helped secure the election result, by going in corporate media to dismiss charges of election fraud.

Bauer sat as the co-chair of the bipartisan commission to study reforms to the US Supreme Court and the federal judiciary.

Personal life

Bauer is married to Anita Dunn, the former director of communications at the White House. He has four children, two daughters-in-law, a son-in-law, and three grandchildren. In 2008, Bauer and Dunn were described as Washington's new "power couple" by Newsweek magazine.

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