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Timeline of Carter Page’s Contacts with Russia [Updated]
At the heart of the recent Nunes memo controversy lies a FISA order application for former Trump campaign aide Carter Page. But Page had piqued the interest of FBI investigators…
A Crisis for U.S. Intelligence Alliances—What the Nunes Memo Has Wrought
We’re facing a crisis of intelligence. It’s not because of a dereliction of duty, or a massive counterintelligence breach. It’s because the foundation for sharing intelligence…
Episode 57 of the National Security Law Podcast: About that #Mehmo (Special Edition on the Nunes Memo Release)
President Trump has declassified the Nunes Memo and it now is available to the public. Your hosts–Professor Bobby Chesney and I–give it a deep-dive review here in a special-edition…
A Q&A on the Nunes Memo and Its Implications for the Russia Investigation
With President Donald Trump’s blessing in hand, House Republicans released a memo Friday, spearheaded by Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), that accused senior Justice Department officials…
President Trump and Concealing Evidence in the Russia Probe
The New York Times is reporting additional details about the drafting on Air Force One of the false statement that Donald Trump, Jr. provided to the press about the June 9,…
Five Questions the Nunes Memo Better Answer
The House Intelligence Committee has voted to release the Nunes Memo, which allegedly outlines widespread abuses by the DOJ and FBI in obtaining a surveillance order against former…
On “Releasing The Memo”
In the rapidly escalating war between the GOP and the FBI, a number of House Republicans appear to believe they’ve discovered their own atomic bomb: A memorandum produced…
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…
Three Insights into Attempted Firing of Mueller and Obstruction of Justice
Special counsel Robert Mueller arrives at the U.S. Capitol for closed meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 21, 2017 to discuss the firing of former FBI…
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. …
Timeline of Trump and Obstruction of Justice: Key Dates and Events
Did President Donald Trump or other U.S. officials engage in an obstruction of justice with respect to the Russia investigation? There are three scenarios which raise that question.…
Episode 55 of the National Security Law Podcast: #ReleaseThePodcast
Happy anniversary, y’all! It’s been one full year since we launched this podcast, and we are very grateful for all our listeners. Here’s hoping there is *less* to discuss…