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The Collapse of the President’s Defense
All that’s left to defenders of President Trump in Congress is to make noise. -
Inspectors General Criticize OLC Whistleblower Opinion
Multiple federal inspectors general signed onto a letter addressed to the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), expressing their support for the determination by the inspector general of the intelligence commun... -
More on the Role of OMB in Withholding Ukrainian Aid
Russell Vought, the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), announced on Twitter that he and Michael Duffy, an OMB political appointee, are refusing to be deposed by House committee... -
The Lawfare Podcast Shorts: What William Taylor’s Testimony Adds to the Ukraine Story
Amb. William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, testified on Tuesday in a close-door meeting with Congressional committees involved in the impeachment inquiry of President Trump. Tuesday afternoon... -
Update From the Military Commissions: A Big September in the 9/11 Case
Last month, the military commission for the matter of United States v. Khalid Shaikh Mohammad et al. (i.e., the 9/11 trial) held a marathon three weeks of nearly back-to-back hearings. After being held u... -
What William Taylor’s Testimony Adds to the Ukraine Story
Editor’s Note: This article is available in audio format on the Lawfare Podcast Shorts: -
Amb. William Taylor Testifies Before Impeachment Inquiry
Amb. William B. Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, testified on Tuesday before three House committees conducting an impeachment inquiry into President Trump's efforts to have the government of Ukr... -
Self-Dealing in Ukraine: The Core of the Impeachment Inquiry
As the Ukraine story develops, the public focus has remained largely on wrongdoing by the president outside the realm of criminal law, focusing instead on President Trump’s apparent use of his office for... -
Andrew C. McCarthy’s Unconvincing Defense of the President on Ukraine
Over at National Review, former federal prosecutor Andrew C. McCarthy has weighed in on Trump's Ukraine shenanigans and arrived at some out-of-the-box conclusions. -
Impeachment, Elections and Bad History
Law professor and former deputy assistant attorney general John Yoo this week declared, “What the framers thought was that the American people would judge a president at the time of an election. They wou... -
The Whistleblower Should Not Have to Testify
The House and Senate Intelligence Committees are both contemplating testimony from the intelligence community officer who first brought to light President Trump’s call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr ... -
New Impeachment Poll: Quid Pro Quo Trouble Ahead
White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney made a stunning admission of a quid pro quo by confirming that President Donald Trump
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