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Barr Is Dismantling Charges Filed by Mueller

Another curious filing by the Department of Justice should not be lost amid news about COVID-19. In yet another reversal in a case initiated by Special Counsel Robert Mueller,…

A Model for Countering Foreign Disinformation and Interference in Elections

There’s a model the U.S. government applied in the counterterrorism context that provides a potential template for addressing the election interference threat over the long run.
Voters cast their ballots on Election Day November 04, 2008, at Centreville High School in Clifton, Virginia.

Why the 2020 Election Will Be A Mess: It’s Just Too Easy for Putin

The 2020 election cycle will provide the Kremlin opportunities to pursue further subversion, disinformation, and deception.
Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) displays an inaccurate Tweet telling voters to cast ballots with text messages while she questions witnesses from Google, Facebook and Twitter during a Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill October 31, 2017 in Washington, DC.

As Election Primaries Approach, Red Flags Signal Voter Suppression Risks

Voter suppression tactics are as old as American democracy. But new technology has catapulted this threat to the next level, arming foreign governments and domestic disinformation…
An employee at the Utah County Election office puts mail in ballots into a container to register the vote in the midterm elections on November 6, 2018 in Provo, Utah.

The Trump-Giuliani Election Plan: Manipulating Voters

The public debate has included frequent reference to the potential destructive effects: illegal foreign interference in a presidential election that damages America’s democracy…
US Attorney General William Barr (L) and US President Donald Trump

A National Security Impeachment

"What this standoff also reveals is a deeper threat to our constitutional system, and a pathway forward for legislators to guard against abuses by this and future presidents."
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), speaks at a press conference while Reps. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Devin Nunes (R-CA), and Doug Collins (R-GA), stand with him on stage.

Republican Leaders are Playing a Dangerous Game

Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, recently told an NBC News reporter, “Every elected official in the Ukraine was for Hillary Clinton.…

House Should Consider Additional Impeachment Charge Relating to Trump’s Response to Russia Investigation

As the House moves to drafting and voting on articles of impeachment regarding President Donald Trump’s actions demanding a “favor” from Ukraine, there are reports that it…
Trump Calls Prime Minister Of Ireland From Oval Office

Trump’s True Betrayal: A Pattern of Soliciting Foreign Interference in US Elections

President Donald Trump has repeatedly asked foreign governments to interfere in U.S. elections to help him maintain political power. And there is no reason to expect him to stop.…
Rudy Giuliani

United States of America v. Rudolph W. Giuliani

Former U.S. Attorneys draft a "Model Indictment" based on publicly available evidence of Giuliani's misconduct.
Geoffrey Berman, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Southern District of New York on October 10, 2019 in New York City.

Campaign Finance Enforcement Is an Essential Component of National Security

This week’s campaign finance enforcement action could not have come at a more important time for defending American democracy from foreign interference.
Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, and Principal Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley listen during a Rose Garden event at the White House May 7, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Two Major Distortions in the White House’s Scorched Earth Letter to Congress

White House Counsel Cipollone's letter to Congress is a profoundly troubling document with a political purpose: stonewalling Congress while trying to muddy the waters with pretextual…
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