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What Could Michael Cohen Tell Mueller about Russia Collusion?

"Cohen was in frequent contact with foreign individuals [who] had knowledge of or played a role in 2016 election meddling," according to two FBI agents, reported Buzzfeed News.

If Grand Jury Thinks Manafort Obstructed Justice, Bail Judge Might Too

Special Counsel Robert Mueller unsealed a superseding indictment of Paul Manafort that adds defendant Konstantin Kilimnik, and includes charges of obstruction of justice and conspiracy…
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Did Russian Trolls Have Company?: New Evidence on Israel-based PSY-Group’s Possible Social Media Efforts in 2016 US Election

Much ink has been spilled on the role of the Russia-backed Internet Research Agency’s engaging in disinformation tactics to help the Trump campaign. The intelligence firm and…
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Trump’s Subpoena Gamble: Fighting It Could Open Door to Indictment

If President Trump litigates the question whether the special counsel can subpoena him, the courts may ending up also saying a sitting president can be indicted.

Trump’s Escalating Assault on the Justice Department:  Time to Review Dershowitz’s Defense of Unreviewable Presidential Control of Federal Law Enforcement

President Trump has taken a dramatic turn in his push against the Justice Department. His approach his built on a theory that Alan Dershowitz defends on television. But when Dershowitz…

Getting to the Bottom of the Trump Tower Meeting

What the new documents tell us about some of the basic questions surrounding the fateful meeting.  

Dispelling the NYT’s “The Daily” Podcast’s Misconceptions about Mueller’s Options

Professor Goodman explodes four common myths about Mueller's options if the special counsel finds the President engaged in criminal activity. Some avenues are closed or risky,…

The Missing Justice Dep’t Memo on Whether a President Can Be Subpoenaed to Testify in a Criminal Case

A hot button issue in the Russian investigation is whether a sitting president can be subpoenaed to testify in a criminal proceeding. There's a critical Justice Department opinion…

Crime or Slime: Making Sense of Michael Cohen’s Shell Company

How do we know whether Michael Cohen's Essential Consultants was unlawful or just awful?

Nixon’s Long Shadow: Donald Trump’s Emerging Constitutional Defense Against Investigation–and Indictment

Former White House Counsel on why this next phase in Mueller investigation-litigation opens up special counsel's ability to indict sitting President.

The DNC Lawsuit and First Amendment Sensitivities

The First Amendment generally bars civil or criminal liability for publication of truthful material about a matter of public concern. That is true even in the case of stolen information.…

What Mueller’s Questions to Trump Reveal About the Future of the Russia Investigation

Goodman and Whiting pull out the most important insights from Mueller's questions including what it indicates about Mueller's existing evidence on collusion, the legal jeopardy…
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