Donald Trump

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Will Renewed `Maximum Pressure’ Sanctions Yield Maximum Results? Not Likely.

Trump may find that the global economic dynamics that might have supported such a strategy the last time aren't the same today.

Nov. 15, 2024 George A. Lopez

The U.S. Department of Justice Building, where the Office of Legal Counsel resides.

A Review of Donald Trump’s Appellate Brief, and Amicus Briefs, Concerning the Appointment of Jack Smith as Special Counsel

Preliminary reactions to the three arguments Donald Trump made to the Eleventh Circuit regarding Jack Smith's appointment as Special Counsel.

Nov. 4, 2024 Marty Lederman

Special Counsel Jack Smith approaches a podium

Clearinghouse: Mar-a-Lago Documents Case – Southern District of Florida

Repository containing a collection of information about Special Counsel Jack Smith's classified documents case against Donald Trump.

Nov. 1, 2024 Norman L. Eisen, Ryan Goodman and 2 more

A cherry tree in bloom near the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S. Photographer: Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg

Does a “Presumptive” Privilege Protect President Trump from Prosecution for Pressuring Pence?

Prosecuting Trump for pressuring Pence to refuse to count valid electoral ballots would be a well-founded prosecution for a serious offense.

Oct. 29, 2024 Albert W. Alschuler

Courts Blocked Georgia’s Hand-Count Rule, But Risk of Election Misinformation Remains

The hand-counting rule provides foreign adversaries with a potentially tailor-made narrative to spread election disinformation.

Oct. 24, 2024 Isabel Linzer and Tim Harper

A black and white horizontal image of a man dressed in a black sweatshirt, with a black mask over his face, holding a weapon in the foreground. The U.S. Capitol is in the background.

Proud Boys Threat Assessment: From the Planning of January 6th to Future Scenarios

The Proud Boys, more than any other organized extremist group, planned the January 6th attack on the US Capitol and led the charge. If they can harness the capacity to do it again,…

Oct. 17, 2024 Tom Joscelyn

A black and white image of a press conference in the White House on July 01, 1968. President Lyndon B. Johnson stands at a podium to address members of the press. Leaders from various other countries are seated.

Trump’s Record, Rhetoric Suggest Second Term Could Prove Fatal to Nuclear Nonproliferation

US presidents of both parties have agreed for 60 years on the need to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. Trump has signaled he’s not so sure.

Oct. 10, 2024 Akshai Vikram

(TOP LEFT) DANBURY, CONNECTICUT - JULY 1: Steve Bannon, the former Donald Trump White House strategist, departs to turn himself in to custody after addressing the media at the Federal Correctional Institution Danbury he is expected to begin his four-month sentence on July 1, 2024 in Danbury, Connecticut. Bannon will be imprisoned for contempt of Congress, his conviction for not complying with issued subpoenas by the now-defunct House Select Committee that investigated the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. Bannon attempted to avoid reporting to prison while challenging his conviction before the federal appeals court in Washington, DC but was denied by the Supreme Court. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images); (TOP MIDDLE) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 20: Boris Epshteyn, advisor to former U.S. President Donald Trump, returns to the courtroom after a break during Trump's hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 20, 2024 in New York City. Michael Cohen, Trump's former attorney, took the stand again today to finish his cross examination by the defense in the former president's hush money trial. Cohen is the prosecution's final witness in the trial and are expected to rest their case this week. Cohen's $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels is tied to Trump's 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images); (TOP RIGHT) John Eastman speaks at the National Conservative Conference in Washington D.C., Monday, July 8, 2024. (Photo by Dominic Gwinn / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images); (BOTTOM LEFT) A November 19, 2020 photo shows Sidney Powell speaking during a press conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, DC. - US President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis reportedly said that Powell is not a member of the Trump legal team. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images); (BOTTOM MIDDLE) MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE - JANUARY 21: Rudy Giuliani speaks to members of the media where Republican candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was scheduled to host a campaign event on January 21, 2024 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Gov. DeSantis has suspended his presidential campaign and is endorsing Republican candidate, former President Donald Trump. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images); (BOTTOM RIGHT) ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 20: Kenneth Chesebro speaks to Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee during a hearing where Chesebro accepted a plea deal from the Fulton County District Atorney at the Fulton County Courthouse October 20, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Chesebro was facing seven charges related to his alleged role as the legal architect in using Trump electors in Georgia and other key states to undermine the 2020 elections. (Photo by Alyssa Pointer/Getty Images)

Who’s Who in Jack Smith’s Immunity Brief

A list detailing what is publicly known about the more than 80 people whose names are redacted in the Special Counsel's October 2024 immunity brief.

Oct. 4, 2024 Adam Klasfeld

Master Calendar of Trump Court Dates: Criminal and Civil Cases

A public resource that tracks the legal and political milestones in former President Trump's busy 2023-2024 court and campaign calendar.

Oct. 1, 2024 Norman L. Eisen, Ryan Goodman and 2 more

A collage of Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (L) and Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R) speaking during a hearing on on the recent Supreme court decision in Trump v. United States on September 25, 2024.

A Confusing Rule for the Ages: A Review of the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Presidential Immunity

The Senate Judiciary Committee's presidential immunity hearing showed fault lines in reactions to the Trump v. United States decision.

Sep. 30, 2024 Isaac Buck

The photo shows a large swath of the yellow and blue Ukrainian flag arrayed along the bottom half of the photo, surrounded by people and the high rises of Times Square.

Will US Public Support for Ukraine Aid Survive the Presidential Campaign?

It is unlikely that Democratic messaging will emphasize the importance of aid to the same extent as Republican attacks will question it.

Sep. 25, 2024 Robert Miron and Peter Feaver

A 2024 Election Litigation Hot List

The cases include ones affiliated with major political parties, tackling emerging legal fault lines in the 2024 election, and involving issues of trust in the democratic process…

Sep. 18, 2024 Norman L. Eisen, Adam Klasfeld and 2 more