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Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice, testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled 'Oversight of the Foreign Agents Registration Act and Attempts to Influence U.S. Elections' in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, July 26, 2017 in Washington, DC.

The Complicated Truths of the DOJ IG Report

The DOJ IG report forces readers to hold multiple competing thoughts in your head at the same time.

Once again: Trump Can’t–and Therefore (probably) Won’t–Remove Mueller

Lederman writes that the President does not have the legal authority to fire special counsel Robert Mueller, based on a over a hundred years of Supreme Court precedent and reflected…

The Big Takeaways from the Latest Obstruction Revelations

As the first week of 2018 comes to an end, the chaos surrounding the Trump administration has reached fever pitch. This is largely thanks to a new book from journalist Michael…

Mueller Wasn’t Appointed Pursuant to the DOJ Regs (and other assorted flaws in the Manafort suit)

Paul Manafort filed a two-count suit yesterday against Acting Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Count Two challenges Special Counsel Mueller’s…

Why it’s Far Worse for Trump to Fire Rosenstein than to Fire Mueller

All eyes are on what Donald Trump will do, as the oracles on Twitter and the Hill have predicted that the president may fire Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller around the holidays.…

Highlights of Adam Schiff’s AP Interview: Manafort’s Kremlin Ties, Facebook Stonewalling, More

Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Calif) provided an in-depth interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday. Schiff’s remarks have an added weight this morning. He is the ranking member…

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…

Norms Watch: Democracy, the Trump Administration, and Reactions to It (June 9-June 16)

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…
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