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The Inspector General Should Review the FBI Counterintelligence Probe into Trump
Like everyone else on Lawfare, I was struck by the recent New York Times story about the FBI opening a counterintelligence investigation into President Trump after he fired former FBI Director Jim Comey.... -
Document: William Barr's Prepared Nomination Hearing Testimony
Below is the prepared statement that former Attorney General William Barr will deliver at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 15. -
Kaspersky Helps the NSA
Most Lawfare readers will be familiar with Kaspersky Labs, the Russian cybersecurity firm. Many American cyberspecurity experts (including Rick Ledgett, Nicholas Weaver, and me) have been skeptical abou... -
The Soviet Experience in Afghanistan: Getting History Right
Editor’s Note: President Trump's justification of his foreign policy often draws on bizarre theories and bad history. One of the worst recent instances was his claim that the Soviet Union invaded Afghani... -
On What Grounds Can the FBI Investigate the President as a Counterintelligence Threat?
The New York Times reported on Jan. 11 that the FBI “began investigating whether President Trump had been working on behalf of Russia against American interests” soon after Trump fired FBI Director James... -
Jim Baker on Counterintelligence
The New York Times’ recent report on an FBI counterintelligence investigation into the president has placed a new focus on the counterintelligence aspect of the Mueller investigation. That story is sourc... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Special Edition: The FBI’s Counterintelligence Investigation of Donald Trump
Benjamin Wittes talks to Carrie Cordero, Chuck Rosenberg, David Kris, Jack Goldsmith and Susan Hennessey about the New York Times's report that the FBI opened a counterintelligence investigation of Donal... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Friday evening, the New York Times reported that in the days after President Trump fired then-FBI Director James Comey, federal law enforcement officials become so concerned with the president’s condu... -
Why the FBI’s Investigation Into the President Was Unavoidable
The New York Times has reported that, in the wake of President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey, the bureau opened a counterintelligence investigation into the president. At one level, of cours... -
What If the Obstruction Was the Collusion? On the New York Times’s Latest Bombshell
Between Friday’s New York Times story and other earlier material, we might be in a position to revisit the relationship between the “collusion” and obstruction components of the Mueller investigation. -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen has agreed to testify in a public hearing next month before the House Oversight and Reform Committee, says the Washington Post. -
China’s Hostage Diplomacy
An obscure Chinese drug case has been pushed to the center of China’s relations with Canada—and, by implication, with the rest of the world. The case appears to reinforce the message, previously suggeste...
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