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Dissecting the Grassley-Graham Letter’s Criticisms of the Carter Page FISA Application

In a recently released letter and accompanying memo, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R- Iowa) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) outline concerns that reinforce…

Timeline of Carter Page’s Contacts with Russia [Updated]

At the heart of the recent Nunes memo controversy lies a FISA order application for former Trump campaign aide Carter Page. But Page had piqued the interest of FBI investigators…

President Trump and Concealing Evidence in the Russia Probe

The New York Times is reporting additional details about the drafting on Air Force One of the false statement that Donald Trump, Jr. provided to the press about the June 9,…

Episode 56 of the National Security Law Podcast: The State of the Uniom Is…ExStravagant!

You might not want to watch the State of the Union tonight, but don’t miss this episode of the podcast! This week we cover: The missing Russia sanctions?  A statute enacted…

Could Trump Have “Directed” Mueller’s Removal?

There’s a good deal of ambiguity in the Times’ new story about the President’s effort to “direct” the removal of Special Counsel Mueller last June. …

Timeline of Trump and Obstruction of Justice: Key Dates and Events

Did President Donald Trump or other U.S. officials engage in an obstruction of justice with respect to the Russia investigation? There are three scenarios which raise that question.…
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The Russia Cover Up and Conspiring to Lie to Federal Authorities

The Trump team long engaged in a concerted effort to lie about campaign contacts with Russians during the 2016 election. Of this all reasonable observers know. Even some Trump…

The Trump Campaign-Russia Alliance and Campaign Finance

Recent commentaries and press reports have tended to downgrade the prospects for a special counsel prosecution of campaign finance charges. Moving ahead of them in the Mueller…

On Bannon’s Testimony & Executive Privilege

Stephen Bannon, President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist and his campaign’s chief executive, refused to answer questions about his roles on the presidential transition…

A Checklist for Protecting Our Elections from Foreign Meddling

Vice President and General Counsel for Facebook Colin Stretch, General Counsel for Twitter Sean Edgett, and Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Google Kent Walker at…

Trump Administration Notches a Serious Human Rights Win. No, really.

In meetings I’ve had over the past year with the well-meaning and generally beleaguered Trump administration officials responsible for aspects of the government’s human rights…

The Steele Dossier in 2018: Everyone’s Favorite Weapon

The so-called Steele dossier has become a political and cultural weapon.  For many of us, it is either a salacious outline of heinous presidential crimes or a complete fabrication…
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