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Expert Backgrounder: Criminal Statutes that Could Apply to Trump’s Retention of Government Documents

The DOJ obtained a search warrant for Mar-a-Lago. What underlying crimes might have justified the search? Experts survey the possibilities.
Members of the DC National Guard are deployed outside of the US Capitol in Washington DC on January 6, 2021. - Donald Trump's supporters stormed a session of Congress held today, January 6, to certify Joe Biden's election win, triggering unprecedented chaos and violence at the heart of American democracy and accusations the president was attempting a coup.

The Biden Administration’s Senseless Opposition to Congress’s Effort to Prevent Abusive National Guard Deployments

Section 516 of the NDAA is a commonsense reform that would prevent a president from borrowing the National Guard of a political ally to use it as a domestic police force in an…
Acting US Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell whispers in US Vice President Mike Pence's ear as US President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 4, 2020. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

US Democracy’s Survival Requires a More Powerful Response to January 6th

Team Trump's shocking efforts to manipulate government institutions to overturn the 2020 election results echo despots abroad.
An image of former President Donald Trump speaking on the phone is displayed during the third hearing of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol in the Cannon House Office Building on June 16, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Failing to Prosecute Trump Reflects – and Feeds – US Rule of Law Erosion

Prosecution of subordinates but not Trump, writes a former federal prosecutor, "threatens the idea of an impartial legal system."

American Tragedies

Buffalo, Uvalde, Laguna Woods among US communities shattered by mass shootings.
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Sobre el nuevo protocolo sobre vigilancia transfronteriza en materia de cibercrimen, un llamado a la cautela

En vez de "un enfoque proporcionado ... da prioridad a la aplicación de la ley en detrimento de la privacidad, la protección de datos y los derechos humanos."
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On New Cross-Border Cybercrime Policing Protocol, a Call for Caution

The treaty creates a range of new policing powers with weak privacy and human rights standards and fails to include sufficient oversight.
FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during a hearing before Senate Judiciary Committee at Hart Senate Office Building on March 2, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. He speaks into a microphone and gestures with a hand.

Facebook Provided Warning to FBI Before January 6, GAO Report Reveals

The GAO report's findings raise questions about statements by FBI Director Christopher Wray in previous testimony to Congress.
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How Strengthening the Corporate Transparency Act Can Help the IRS Follow the Money

Stronger tools are needed for regulators to identify the true owners of financial holdings.

Mayorkas Must Rein in Homeland Security Investigations

Urgent action is needed to rein in this part of DHS that has too much power and is subject to too little oversight.
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Fixing the FARA Mess

A growing chorus of voices calls for FARA reform.
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United States v. Donald Trump

A "Model Prosecution Memo" on the Conspiracy to Pressure Vice President Pence
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