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Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, special counsel on the Russian investigation, leaves following a meeting with members of the US Senate Judiciary Committee at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on June 21, 2017.

Mueller’s Investigation May Be Coming to an End, But Congress Is Just Getting Started

On January 3, 2019, a new Congress will head to work with a monumental — but not unprecedented — job to tackle. Close observers of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation…

Not Mere “Process Crimes,” False Statements Prosecutions Are Serious

In case you haven’t noticed, Special Counsel Robert Mueller takes lying very seriously. And, as we witnessed during Michael Flynn’s dramatic sentencing hearing, apparently…

Trump’s Bookkeeper: How Prosecutors Could Easily Prove Tax Crimes for Hush Money Reimbursements

Federal and state prosecutors' textbook strategy looks likely to prove tax crimes based on SDNY's court filings in Michael Cohen's sentencing .

All Evidence Points to Campaign Finance Crimes By President Trump

"The fact that we have in these documents ... all strongly suggest that Trump knew what the law forbade and violated it notwithstanding this knowledge. In other words, the DOJ…

Did Trump Organization Executives Cook the Books?–Tax Crimes Explained under Federal and State Law

Cohen sentencing points to likely falsification of corporate accounting and tax fraud. So which Trump Executives are liable?

Why It Doesn’t Matter Whether It’d Be Constitutional to Indict Trump

Lederman writes that so much of the public discussion is a distraction from Mueller's greatest value: determining if President Trump is compromised by Moscow, thus preventing the…

Mueller’s Roadmap: Major Takeaways from Cohen and Manafort Filings

Reading between the lines in Special Counsel and SDNY filings--some things much worse for Trump and his associates and some better than you may have thought.

Explainer: Object Lessons in Mismanagement at the Donald J. Trump Foundation

Amid the many legal problems swirling around President Trump, New York state authorities have launched significant investigations of the Donald J. Trump Foundation. The Attorney…

The New ‘Welfare Queen’: Donald Meet Ronald, Ronald Meet Donald

We do not know yet whether 2018 will be the “year of the woman” in the midterm elections, but it’s worth reflecting on one of several particularly low points for women’s…

What Would National Security Oversight Look Like in a Democratic House?

If Democrats assume control of the House of Representatives after the midterms, there's likely to be a torrent of oversight activity. Andy Wright, a former staff director and counsel…

Contempt Prosecutions Require Comity Between Branches of Government, Now Add Trump

The campaign season for the midterm elections is in full swing, with the Republican majorities in the House and, to a lesser extent, Senate in some peril. Should we have a divided…

What Might Force Mueller’s Hand Before the Midterms? Exceptions to the DOJ 60-Day “Rule”

How much does this standard tie Mueller’s hands, and is there anything that might argue in favor of a pre-election surprise? Could, for example, efforts by Trump affiliates to…
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