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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)

A Formal Vote to Authorize Impeachment Won’t Fix White House Obstruction — And Could Create More Roadblocks

A full vote by the House to support the ongoing impeachment inquiry could end up creating more roadblocks for Congress.
US Department of Justice building at night.

The Real Decline of OLC

How a string of controversial decisions by the Trump Office of Legal Counsel has eroded its legitimacy. From a former government attorney who served in the Trump administration's…
Redacted pages of the whistleblower complaint referring to US President Donald Trump's call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.

Open Letter Explains How Responsible Whistleblowers Make America Safer

An open letter, now signed by over 100 former national security officials from Republican and Democratic administrations, explains that responsible whistleblowers help ensure wrongdoing…

Overwhelming Confirmation of Whistleblower Complaint: An Annotation

A comprehensive guide to official documents and investigative reports that corroborate and confirm specific allegations in the Ukrainegate whistleblower's complaint.
Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Ruslan Riaboshapka

Ukraine Prosecutor General Announces Audit of Cases Including Firm Linked to Hunter Biden

The Prosecutor General’s announcement comes within twelve hours of the release of text messages showing U.S. diplomats working behind the scenes to advance President Donald Trump…
A page of the unclassified memorandum of U.S. President Donald Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from July 25, 2019 is shown September 27, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Trump’s Extortion of Ukraine Is an Impeachable Abuse of Power

The publicly known facts about President Trump’s interactions with Ukraine constitute a prima facie case for impeachment based on abuse of presidential power.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney in the Oval Office of the White House July 26, 2019.

Ukrainian Funding Delay Created a Paper Trail That Congress Should Follow

The Office of Management and Budget prevented the release of the Ukraine funding through its apportionment authority, a bureaucratic process that necessarily creates a paper trail.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testifies during a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee May 23, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Deciphering the Pompeo-House Clash Over Witnesses

Top congressional oversight expert breaks it down — what are the competing claims, and which ones are stronger or weaker?
Trump talks to Giuliani as they exit the clubhouse following their meeting at Trump International Golf Club, November 20, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey.

The Iceberg’s Tip: Ukraine Phone Call and the Months-Long Conspiracy to Violate Federal Campaign Finance Laws

Top election law expert writes about "the absurdity of the Justice Department’s refusal to investigate."
Joseph Macguire

Whistleblower Says White House Took Unusual Steps to Limit Access to Ukraine Call Record

"According to a person familiar with the content of the complaint who spoke to Just Security, when the call was over, senior White House officials pulled the verbatim transcript…
Trump speaks on the telephone via speakerphone with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto in the Oval Office of the White House on August 27, 2018 in Washington, DC.

Trump’s Call to Ukraine May Constitute “Honest Services Fraud”—A Core Crime of Public Corruption

Missing from the conversation is the public corruption crime of honest services fraud, and it fits the reported facts, writes Barbara McQuade, former United States Attorney for…
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden addresses deputies of the Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev on December 8, 2015. The placard on the platform shows Nadiya Savchenko, a Ukrainian military pilot jailed in Russia and reads "Free Nadiya Savchenko"

The Swiftboating of Joe Biden

The Vice President’s Anti-Corruption Efforts in Ukraine May Have Harmed His Son’s Company
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