We thought to provide a set of reading materials from relevant Just Security articles in preparation for Monday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with former acting attorney general Sally Yates. The hearing is scheduled for 2:30 pm ET.
I. Logan Act and Flynn
- Ryan Goodman, Why Trump Associates Should Worry A Lot More About the Logan Act
- Tim Zick, Why You Should Doubt Reports that the First Amendment Would Protect Gen. Flynn from Prosecution under the Logan Act
- Ryan Goodman and Steve Vladeck, Q&A: Could Michael Flynn Be Prosecuted Under the Logan Act?
- Steve Vladeck, The President-Elect and the Logan Act
II. Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA)
- Steve Vladeck, A Primer on the Foreign Agents Registration Act—and Related Laws Trump Officials May Have Broken
III. Treason
- Steve Vladeck, We Have Met the Enemy, and He Is…?
- Steve Vladeck, [Calling it] Treason Doth Never Prosper…
IV. Flynn Testimony and Immunity
- Alex Whiting, Flynn’s Public Offer to Testify for Immunity Suggests He May Have Nothing to Say
- Alex Whiting, Why Flynn Isn’t Getting Immunity Anytime Soon
V. Yates’ Testimony and Justice Dep’t Departure
- Andy Wright, Sally Yates, Russia Testimony & Executive Privilege in the Trump Era
- Marty Lederman, Sally Yates Did the Right Thing
VI. Congressional Investigations
- Kate Brannen & Andy Wright, Q&A on Senate Intelligence Committee Press Conference with Burr and Warner
- Andy Wright, Five Reasons Why the Republican Russia “Investigation” Falls Short
- Andy Wright, A 9/11 Commission Approach to the Russian Hack of the DNC
- Ryan Goodman and Andy Wright, Problems with the Focus on Leaks as Trump’s Defense to Russia Investigation
Image: Then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates testifying during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, July 8, 2015– Mark Wilson/Getty
FEATURED IMAGE: WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 08: FBI Director James Comey and Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates are sworn during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, July 8, 2015 in Washington, DC. The committee was hearing testimony on encryption technology and the balance between public safety and privacy. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
