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DNC Hack Victims Sue Trump Campaign and Roger Stone

On Wednesday, three victims of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) cybertheft and subsequent document release by WikiLeaks filed a federal lawsuit against Donald J. Trump for…

Campaign Finance Law: When “Collusion” Becomes a Crime: Part II

As a potential crime under the campaign finance laws, the Trump campaign collusion with the Russians is well documented. As I contended in a recent essay, there is substantial…
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign appearance at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pa on October 10, 2016.

Campaign Finance Law: When “Collusion” with a Foreign Government Becomes a Crime

Commentary on Russian intervention in the 2016 elections has included one confidently expressed and perhaps growing view: that there may be a scandal there, but no conceivable…
A mural depicting a winking Vladimir Putin taking off his Donald Trump mask is painted on a storefront outside of the Levee bar in Brooklyn on February 25, 2017 in New York City.

A Misplaced Focus on “Collusion”

Public discussion of the FBI’s ongoing investigation into Russian influence on the 2016 election is dominated by the question of collusion: Were senior members of the Trump…

How High Was the Bar for Getting a FISA Warrant to Monitor Carter Page?

During summer of the 2016 presidential campaign, the FBI obtained a warrant from a secret court, known as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, to monitor a Donald Trump…
Retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn at Trump Tower on December 5, 2016 in New York City.

Why Flynn Isn’t Getting Immunity Anytime Soon

[Editor’s Note: This post is part of a Just Security symposium on retired lieutenant general Michael Flynn’s legal jeopardy. Ready Alex’s earlier post, “Flynn’s…
President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office of the White House, January 28, 2017 in Washington, DC. National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon also sit around the desk.

A Primer on the Foreign Agents Registration Act—and Related Laws Trump Officials May Have Broken

About a week ago, I wrote a pair of posts about the increasing insinuation in various camps that, if in fact the Trump campaign colluded with the Russian government to influence…

Flynn’s Public Offer to Testify for Immunity Suggests He May Have Nothing to Say

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that former National Security Advisor Mike Flynn told the FBI and Congress that he is willing to testify in exchange for immunity. But it’s…

Q&A on Senate Intelligence Committee Press Conference with Burr and Warner

Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), who are leading the Senate Intelligence Committee’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential…
The US and Russian flags.

[Calling it] Treason Doth Never Prosper…

This post is going to be brief. There’s still a lot we don’t know about what role, if any, Russia played in the 2016 election, and what role, if any, the Trump campaign…

So What is “Evidence that Is Not Circumstantial”–in the Russia Investigation?

Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said Wednesday that “there is more than circumstantial evidence now…there is evidence that is not…

Problems with the Focus on Leaks as Trump’s Defense to Russia Investigation

Monday’s public hearing of the House intelligence committee confirmed two facts that were largely already established in the public domain. First, Director James Comey confirmed…
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