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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.…
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…
Trump Administration’s Watchlist Data Overstates Terror Threat
Many have already pointed out the serious methodological flaws contained in last week’s report from the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS). To buttress…
The UN Security Council, Global Watch Lists, Biometrics, and the Threat to the Rule of Law
Members of the United Nations Security Council meet at U.N. headquarters, April 5, 2017 in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) While much of the world was not paying attention,…
Deep State Dissonance
U.S. National Security Agency Director Michael Rogers delivers remarks arguing for the renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on October 13, 2017 in…
Today’s Mass Guantanamo Habeas Petition and the Ongoing Human Cost of America’s “Battle Lab”
Today, the Guantanamo prison enters its 17th year. 41 Muslim men still languish there, trapped in an ever-present reminder of their captors’ official experiment with torture.…
Customs and Border Protection’s New Policy for Searching Devices Offers Thin Protection
Ronald D. Vitiello, Acting Deputy Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Thomas Homan, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director of Immigration and…
The Steele Dossier in 2018: Everyone’s Favorite Weapon
The so-called Steele dossier has become a political and cultural weapon. For many of us, it is either a salacious outline of heinous presidential crimes or a complete fabrication…