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Donald Trump Jr. in an elevator at Trump Tower on January 18, 2017 in New York City.

Just Security’s Reading List for Trump Jr.’s Meeting With the Russian Lawyer

Not Just a Personal Problem for Trump Jr.–Now Trouble for the Trump Campaign and Trump Sr. by Bob Bauer Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 12:11 PM The Media Is Not Asking the Right…
The White House lit up in soft lighting against a darkening blue sky.

Not Just a Personal Problem for Trump Jr.–Now Trouble for the Trump Campaign and Trump Sr.

There is an impression developing in the current reporting that somehow Donald Trump Jr.’s emails and activities may be primarily a personal problem. But he was, of course, an…

The Media Is Not Asking the Right Questions on Trump Jr. Emails and Meeting with the “Russian Government Lawyer”

The media is, in large part, missing the point when it comes to the news about Donald Trump Jr.’s June 2016 meeting with Russian lawyer Natalia Vesilnitskaya and should be…

As Collusion Evidence Emerges, Obstruction Allegations Begin To Look More Damaging

The criminal investigations of the Trump administration seem largely to have followed two separate paths: on the one hand, whether there was collusion between the Trump campaign…

Open Door to Moscow? New Facts in the Potential Criminal Case of Trump Campaign Coordination with Russia

The Trump campaign in 2016 was signaling to Russia that it would be happy to have the Putin regime’s help.  President Trump, as a candidate, famously called for Russia’s assistance.…
Trump and Kislyak in the Oval Office.
Brad Parscale, President-elect Donald Trump's campaign digital director, talks into headphones as he arrives at Trump Tower, December 6, 2016 in New York City.

When Collusion with Russia Becomes a Crime: Part III — “Aiding and Abetting”

House investigators have scheduled an interview with the Trump campaign digital director to question him about any campaign coordination with Russian-financed Internet advertising.…
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions puts a hand up as he sits during his testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill June 13, 2017 in Washington, DC.

About that Executive Privilege “Policy”: Congress Should Call the Bluff

During last week’s hearing of the Senate intelligence committee, Attorney General Jeff Sessions generated withering criticism by repeatedly refusing to answer Senators’ questions…

Why It Does Not Matter Who Rachel Brand Is

Last week, amid speculation that Acting Attorney General Rod Rosenstein may be forced to recuse himself from the expanding Russia investigation – unless he gets fired first –…

The Making of a Russian Spy: A Roadmap for the FBI to Resolve Russia Gate

James Comey’s testimony has established that either President Donald Trump or the former FBI Director is lying, given the clear discrepancies in their versions of the conversations…

Why There’s No Basis to Think Rod Rosenstein Will Recuse

Some commentators are already speculating what Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand will or should do when she becomes Acting Attorney General for purposes of the Russia investigation…

The Evolving Testimony of a Strangely Incurious Attorney General

Parsing the testimony of Attorney General Jeff Sessions regarding a critical conversation that he had with FBI Director James Comey reveals an important evolution in the Attorney…
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