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The Early Edition: January 30, 2018
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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…
You Don’t Need to Know What’s in the Nunes Memo to Worry About Its Release
President Donald Trump has reportedly thrown his support behind the movement to #ReleaseTheMemo. It’s perhaps not surprising that a trending Twitter campaign has received a warm…
Getting Intelligence Reform Right This Time: New Threats Bring New Opportunities
The United States’ belated realization that foreign powers can wreak havoc on the American political process is already prompting discussions of how to thwart future interference…
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…
The Early Edition: January 29, 2018
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Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (Jan. 20-27)
Trump’s Attempted Firing of Mueller, Obstruction of Justice, Conspiracy to Lie to Federal Authorities Ryan Goodman, Three Insights into Attempted Firing of Mueller and Obstruction…
Just Security Editorial Board Members’ Tweet Threads (Jan. 19-26)
It was a busy news week, starting with the federal government shutdown and ending with reports that in June, President Donald Trump ordered Special Counsel Robert Mueller fired,…
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…
Collective Self-Defense and the “Bloody Nose Strategy”: Does it Take Two to Tango?
The Japanese people and their government have reason to be nervous. Last year, North Korea conducted two ballistic missile tests over Japan. If that was not enough, the U.S. Government…
The Early Edition: January 26, 2018
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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. …