The Report, Episode Eleven: A Special Counsel

Susan Hennessey, Benjamin Wittes
Sunday, October 13, 2019, 12:00 PM

Today, we released the eleventh episode of Lawfare’s narrative audio documentary, The Report, which recounts the story Robert Mueller lays out in his 448-page report.

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Today, we released the eleventh episode of Lawfare’s narrative audio documentary, The Report, which recounts the story Robert Mueller lays out in his 448-page report.


This episode covers the president’s reaction to the appointment Robert Mueller as special counsel. The president attempts to discredit and disqualify Mueller and, eventually, directs that he be fired. When White House Counsel Don McGahn refuses to help fire the special counsel, the president adopts a new approach and begins pressuring the Attorney General to limit the scope of the investigation. The president engages in a public and private campaign against Jeff Sessions, including asking his former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski to deliver a message to the Attorney General. Mueller’s analysis of these events offer some of the strongest evidence of obstruction of justice in the entire report.


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Susan Hennessey

Susan Hennessey

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Susan Hennessey was the Executive Editor of Lawfare and General Counsel of the Lawfare Institute. She was a Brookings Fellow in National Security Law. Prior to joining Brookings, Ms. Hennessey was an attorney in the Office of General Counsel of the National Security Agency. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of California, Los Angeles.
Benjamin Wittes

Benjamin Wittes

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Benjamin Wittes is editor in chief of Lawfare and a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of several books.

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