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If “Love” Knows No Bounds: On Criminal “Intent” and the Scope of Campaign Finance Law

If the Trump campaign solicited support from Russians in the race against Hillary Clinton, did it, or any of its staff, have the mental state required for prosecution under federal…

President Trump’s Unsurprising Endorsement of Illegal Solicitation–His 2016 Campaign Repeatedly Violated Ban on Soliciting Foreign Donations

It’s not surprising that President Donald Trump believes that “most politicians would have gone to a meeting like the one Don Jr. attended in order to get info on an opponent”…

How the Prospect of Indictment Could Impact the President’s Decision Making

Over the weekend, the New York Times revealed that former Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr concluded that it was “proper, constitutional, and legal for a federal grand…

Can Jared Kushner Be Impeached?

Overhanging Jared Kushner when he testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Monday is the threat of criminal prosecution – for alleged past behavior and for perjury…

Three Ways Trump’s NYT Interview Worsens Team Trump’s Legal Troubles

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump gave an interview with the New York Times that is astonishing in its bombast and disrespect for the competence of people who serve the administration.…

Kaveladze’s Writings: Called Media Coverage of Major Russian Crime Syndicate an “Ethnic Witch Hunt”

It is now widely reported that that Irakly “Ike” Kaveladze, the so-called eighth-person in the Trump campaign  meeting with Russians on June 9, 2016, played a key role in…

Did Trump Campaign Collude with Russia to Defeat Republican Opponents in GOP Primary?

Russia’s election interference began well before the general election. It started during the GOP primaries and clearly in support of Donald Trump over his GOP opponents. Thanks…

Trump Tower Meeting Helps Show Collusion Up To Election Day

Just Security’s Rolf Mowatt-Larssen and Ryan Goodman make the following points. Knowing about the Trump Tower meeting with Russians on June 9, 2016, we can now understand much…

Norms Watch: Democracy, the Trump Administration, and Reactions to It (July 7-July 14)

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 introduces his son Donald Trump Jr. as he addresses the crowd during a campaign rally at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum on April 27, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Considering the Legal Defenses of the Trump Jr. Meeting

A number of good legal commentaries have challenged rushing to judgment on the legal implications of the Trump campaign meeting with the Russian government.  It is entirely fair…
Donald Trump Jr. gives a thumbs-up after a rally for his father, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, at Ahern Manufacturing on November 3, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He wears a MAGA jacket and two others stand waiting for him to finishing posing for the photo.

What Trump Jr. Did Was Bad, But It Probably Didn’t Violate Federal Campaign Finance Law

The disclosure of emails documenting Donald Trump, Jr.’s arrangement of a meeting with Natalia Veselnitskay has lots of people asking whether he or the Trump campaign violated…

Explainer: The Special Counsel Investigation

All eyes are on Robert Mueller. In May, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed the former FBI Director as special counsel to oversee the Department of Justice’s Russia…
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