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Self-Impeaching: On the Trump-Zelensky Conversation
The misconduct cannot be dismissed as unproven; it screams off the plain text of the White House’s own memorandum detailing the president’s phone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart. -
Rational Security: The 'Rubicon: Crossed?' Edition
This week, the gang talks about the explosive revelations of a whistleblower regarding a phone call that Trump had with the president of Ukraine. What's the political and legal significance? What does it... -
Whistleblower’s Counsel Signals Intent to Contact Congress Directly
Counsel for the IC whistleblower contacted acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire to inform of the whistleblower’s intention to “contact the congressional intelligence communities direct... -
Schiff Seeks Answers from Barr Regarding Whistleblower
The Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Adam Schiff published a letter written to Attorney General Bill Barr regarding the Department of Justice’s involvement in the whistleb... -
District Court Judge Overturns Bijan Rafiekian's Conviction
A judge in the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia overturned the conviction of Bijan Rafiekian, Michael Flynn's partner in pro-Turkey lobbying. Rafiekian had been previously convicted on... -
Don’t Over-Legalize Impeachment
As soon as the news broke that President Trump had pressured Ukraine’s president to investigate the son of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden—including by threatening to withhold hundreds of milli... -
The Lawfare Podcast Special Edition: A Perfect Phone Call
The White House has released a memorandum of a July 25 call between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Donald Trump. -
OLC Issues an Opinion About the "Urgent Concern" Determination on the Whistleblower Complaint by the DNI
The Office of Legal Counsel released an opinion detailing the legal rationale for their determination that "the complaint submitted to the ICIG does not involve an 'urgent concern'" and that the DNI thus... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The White House released a rough transcript of President Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Zelensky. The transcript shows Trump offering the help of the U.S. attorney general and his personal ... -
Acting DNI Maguire Releases Statement About the Whistleblower Scandal
Acting Diretor of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire released a statement yesterday about the ongoing standoff over the whistleblower complaint. -
White House Releases Memorandum of Ukraine Call
The White House has released a memorandum of President Trump's July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The document is available here and below. -
How Much Power Did Facebook Give Its Oversight Board?
Last week, Facebook announced the final charter for its independent Oversight Board, which will have the power to hear cases and overrule Facebook’s decisions about what can and cannot remain on Facebook...
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