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FOREIGN POLICY AND NATIONAL SECURITY
Trump’s foreign policy was tested this week in response to a chemical attack on civilians in Syria and a missile launch from North Korea.… continue »
WHITE HOUSE
It was yet another turbulent week in Washington, following revelations that two White House officials played a role in House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes’ “secret” visit to the White House complex, and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner agreed to testify before Congress as part of its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.… continue »
By almost any measure, this was a disastrous week for President Donald Trump.
What went wrong for the president? On Monday, FBI Director James Comey confirmed that the FBI is investigating whether individuals associated with the Trump campaign “coordinated” with Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 election.… continue »
WHITE HOUSE
It was a tough week for the Trump administration, as the FBI Director confirmed an ongoing investigation into both Russian election inference and the possible collusion between Trump campaign aides and Russian intelligence. The ability of Congress to independently tackle the investigation, however, is now under question.… continue »
What questions might be answered at Monday’s hearing with FBI Director James Comey before the House Intelligence Committee? There is no expectation that the hearing will address all of the items in the checklist below, but it may help fill in some of the blanks.… continue »
WHITE HOUSE
The White House can’t seem to make up its mind about Trump’s wiretapping claims: first, Trump wasn’t meant to be taken literally, by Wednesday, the White House was expressing confidence in the evidence, and on Thursday, Trump was again standing by the claims.… continue »
Just Security and the Center on Law and Security at NYU School of Law were delighted to host an event today for our friends from Lawfare, Ben Wittes and Quinta Jurecic, for a discussion of their essay, “What Happens When We Don’t Believe the President’s Oath?” I served as the discussant, and thought to write up some of the questions that I raised.… continue »
On Friday, the White House barred specific news organizations from attending a press briefing by spokesman Sean Spicer. Among the organizations excluded from the question and answer session were news outlets that President Donald Trump has singled out for criticism—including Buzzfeed, CNN, the New York Times, and Politico.… continue »
FOREIGN POLICY AND NATIONAL SECURITY
This week, CNN reported that the White House directly asked the FBI to deny reports of contacts between the Trump team and Russia during the campaign, and without much thought or careful policy consideration, Trump upset relations with one of America’s steadfast allies: Sweden.… continue »
Reince Priebus, the White House chief of staff, appeared on three Sunday morning shows to respond to the news this week of repeated connections between Trump affiliates and Russian agents during the presidential campaign. A close inspection of Priebus’s words, however, shows that he was not denying all that much.… continue »
