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The Mysteries of the Trump-Russia Investigation: Known Unknowns

The first in a series of posts that examines the Mueller investigation’s central mysteries.
Don McGahn, general counsel for the Trump transition team, gets into an elevator in the lobby at Trump Tower, November 15, 2016 in New York City.

The White House Latest Move to Undermine Congressional Authority

Lost in the back-and-forth over the Nunes memo, is a new effort to weaken Congressional oversight and misdirect Congress.

New Bill Would Moot Microsoft Ireland Case — And Much More!

A bipartisan group of Senators today introduced the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act—a bill that moots the pending Supreme Court Microsoft Ireland case and…

Debate, Dispute, Disagree—But Please Don’t Call for Arrest

No sooner had the Nunes Memo been released than the cries began. “Lock every single one of these bastards up,” tweeted former long-time Democratic Congressman John Dingell,…

Al-Alwi and the Unraveling of Detention Authority at the End of Active Hostilities

Last week, President Trump issued a new executive order reversing the 2009 executive order that had ordered the closure of detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and re-asserting…

What Should the International Community Do to Address Impunity in Bangladesh?

On March 23, 2010, Bangladesh ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), making it the first South Asian State to do so and the 111th State Party to the…

Talking Up a “Perjury Trap,” Trump’s Team Prepares a Defense for the President

Although President Trump confidently declared that he is willing to speak to special counsel Robert Mueller under oath, and is even “looking forward to it,” his principal lawyer…

Could Trump Have “Directed” Mueller’s Removal?

There’s a good deal of ambiguity in the Times’ new story about the President’s effort to “direct” the removal of Special Counsel Mueller last June. …

Two Updates in Mass Guantanamo Habeas Case

A U.S. military guard carries shackles before moving a detainee inside the U.S. detention center for ‘enemy combatants’ on September 16, 2010 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.…
A U.S. Marine stands in front of the West Wing of the White House as dark clouds form a storm approaches on October 15, 2014 in Washington, DC.

The Russia Cover Up and Conspiring to Lie to Federal Authorities

The Trump team long engaged in a concerted effort to lie about campaign contacts with Russians during the 2016 election. Of this all reasonable observers know. Even some Trump…

Stop Calling It “Incidental” Collection of Americans’ Emails: The Gov’t’s Renewed Surveillance Powers

Former Acting FBI Dir. Andrew McCabe, Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein, DNI Dan Coats, and NSA Dir. Adm. Michael Rogers testify on re-authorization of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance…

The Trump Campaign-Russia Alliance and Campaign Finance

Recent commentaries and press reports have tended to downgrade the prospects for a special counsel prosecution of campaign finance charges. Moving ahead of them in the Mueller…
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