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The Lawfare Podcast: Solomon Wisenberg on Interviewing the President
Bob Mueller and the president's legal team are engaged in an extended negotiation over whether the president will sit for an interview with the Mueller team. As it turns out, there are three people in th... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Friday, August 17, the Office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed a sentencing memorandum in the case of George Papadopoulos, who pled guilty to lying to the FBI. Quinta Jurecic posted the memoran... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
David Pecker, the CEO of the publisher of the National Enquirer, reached an immunity deal with prosecutors in the investigation into possible campaign finance violations surrounding the Trump campaign, a... -
In Cyber Warfare, the Front Line Is Everywhere the U.S. Government Isn’t
Cyber warriors in the United States are preparing for a digital Cold War, deterring cyberattacks against specific critical infrastructure—when what is most urgently needed is a counterinsurgency (an “e-s... -
Donald Trump, Twitter and Presidential Power to Interpret the Law for the Executive Branch
The president’s former attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty Tuesday to several federal criminal violations, including making certain unlawful campaign contributions. The case was brought by the United S... -
Donald Trump, Paul Manafort and that Pesky Witness Tampering Statute
Is the president tampering with a witness by means of public tweets and media interviews? -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
President Trump went on a media offensive in response to the barrage of stories this week about his former lawyer Michael Cohen and former campaign manager Paul Manafort), writes Politico. See Lawfare’s ... -
Document: Unsealed 1999 Special Master’s Report on Starr Investigation Leaks
At the order of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the National Archives and Records Administration has unsealed the 1999 special master's report on possible leaks from the independent... -
The National Security Law Podcast: The D.C. Circuit Ain’t Inquorate
And we’re back, with much to discuss in the wacky world of national security law. Join Professors Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney as they wrestle with: -
Japan’s Evolving Position on the Use of Force in Collective Self-Defense
The Japanese Constitution was long understood as prohibiting the exercise of international law’s right of collective self-defense under all circumstances. Until just a few years ago, the government’s vie... -
What to Make of Trump's NDAA Signing Statement
Late in the evening on Monday, Aug. 13, about six hours after President Donald Trump publicly signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal 2019 into law, the White House quietly releas... -
Rational Security: The 'Individual-1 and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day' Edition
The gang breaks down one helluva day. Michael Cohen, Paul Manafort, and what it means for the president.
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