Jack Goldsmith on 'In Hoffas Shadow'
In 1975, labor union leader and American icon Jimmy Hoffa went missing. Forty-four years after Hoffa\u2019s disappearance, the crime remains one of America's greatest unsolved mysteries. One of those frequently considered a suspect in Hoffa\u2019s murder is Chuckie O\u2019Brien, Hoffa\u2019s longtime right-hand man. O\u2019Brien also happens to be the step-father of Lawfare co-founder and Harvard Law Professor Jack Goldsmith. In a new book, "In Hoffa\u2019s Shadow," Goldsmith details his own rigorous investigation of Hoffa\u2019s disappearance and explains why the long-held assumption of Chuckie\u2019s role in Hoffa's death is misguided. Yet, the book is more than a murder mystery. Goldsmith also reflects on the evolution of his own relationship with his step-father.
At the Texas Tribune Festival, Benjamin Wittes sat down with Goldsmith to discuss his new book, how he came to write it, and his relationship with Chuckie.
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