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Trump meets Putin during the G20 Summit on July 7, 2017 in Hamburg, Germany.

Collusion Doesn’t Have to be Criminal to be an Ongoing Threat

During the hearing with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Wednesday, some members of the House Judiciary Committee did not try to conceal their attempt to discredit and…

Mark Zuckerberg’s Latest Fig Leaf for His Russian Propaganda Problem

Since Facebook disclosed that at least 150 million Americans were exposed to Russian propaganda on its platform in the run up to the 2016 election, pressure has been growing for…

The Public Needs a Lesson in Russian Strategic Deception: It’s What You Want to Hear

The 2016 election will be remembered for, among other things, Russian attacks including cyber theft, propaganda, trolls, bots, disinformation, efforts to use social media to stoke…

President Trump’s Hostility to the News Media: Reckless driving or premeditated assault?

On Tuesday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Raad al-Hussein, held a press conference at his headquarters in Geneva, intending to focus on systematic…

Norms Watch: Tracking the Erosion of Democratic Traditions (Mar. 31- Apr. 7)

Editor’s Note: Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of…
Trump gives a thumbs up sign as he walks with son-in-law and senior advisor Jared Kushner.

Norms Watch: Tracking the Erosion of Democratic Traditions (Mar. 24-31)

Editor’s Note: Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of…

Trump is Making Us All Fight for the Truth

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…
Trump yells as he sits in the driver’s seat of a semi-truck as he welcomes truckers and CEOs to the White House in Washington, DC, March 23, 2017.

Norms Watch: Tracking the Erosion of Democratic Traditions (Mar.20-24)

Editor’s Note: Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of…

Issues to Watch in Comey Hearing—A handy checklist

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…

Norms Watch: Tracking the Erosion of Democratic Traditions (Mar. 10-17)

Editor’s Note: Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of…
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Ben Wittes and Quinta Jurecic on the “Oathless Presidency”—Questions raised by deep distrust in Trump

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…
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer briefs members of the media during a daily briefing at the White House June 26, 2017 in Washington, DC.

9 Top First Amendment Experts React to White House Press Briefing Ban on CNN, NYT, Others

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…
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