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Trump Jan. 6 Indictment: The Facts

Saraphin Dhanani Hyemin Han Eugenia Lostri , +2

Aug 1, 2023

The story as told by the special counsel.
Trump Indicted in Connection with Jan. 6

Katherine Pompilio

Aug 1, 2023

A D.C. grand jury voted to indict former President Donald Trump in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Third Co-Defendant, Additional Charges in Mar-a-Lago Classified Documents Case

Hyemin Han Tyler McBrien

Jul 27, 2023

The superseding indictment named Carlos De Oliveira, property manager at Mar-a-Lago, and brought additional charges against Donald Trump and his co-defendant Waltine Nauta.
The Lawfare Podcast: Brazil’s Search for Accountability After Jan. 8

Tyler McBrien Emilio Peluso Neder Meyer Thomas Bustamante , +1

Jul 27, 2023

What does accountability look like in the aftermath of the coup attempt in Brazil on Jan. 8?
America in Crisis? A View From a Refugee of a Failed State

Ammar Abdulhamid

Jul 26, 2023

Take it from a Syrian who has become an American: The system seems to be managing crises just fine.
The Lawfare Podcast: The Judicial Revolution Is Here

Benjamin Wittes Amichai Cohen Yuval Shany , +2

Jul 26, 2023

What is the substance of the first phase of Israel's judicial overhaul and what is coming next?
The Lawfare Podcast: Can Trump Be Tried in Four Places at Once?

Natalie K. Orpett Brandon D. Fox Jen Patja

Jul 25, 2023

Former President Trump is facing criminal charges in Florida and New York, and indictments are reportedly likely in Fulton County, Georgia, and Washington, D.C.
What to Read While Waiting for a Potential Trump Indictment

Hyemin Han Tyler McBrien

Jul 21, 2023

Lawfare coverage on the conspiracy to defraud the U.S., corruptly obstructing an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights statutes.
Trump Classified Documents Trial Set for May 2024

Anna Hickey

Jul 21, 2023

Judge Aileen Cannon rejected Trump’s request to begin the trial after the 2024 presidential election.
Can the Promise of Reconstruction Be Fulfilled?

Gabriel J. Chin

Jul 21, 2023

A Virginia suffrage lawsuit based on the Readmission Act offers a chance.
Rational Security: The “Five Dollar Footlong-Gate” Edition

Alan Z. Rozenshtein Scott R. Anderson Quinta Jurecic , +1

Jul 20, 2023

This week, Alan Rozenshtein, Quinta Jurecic, and Scott Anderson got together to NOT talk about that ONE big story that's not quite ripe yet, but they did chat through some of the week's other big nationa...
The Lawfare Podcast: A Big Day in Trump Accountability

Benjamin Wittes Anna Bower Roger Parloff , +1

Jul 19, 2023

What do we know about the apparently forthcoming new case against Donald Trump? And what happened in the courtroom when Judge Cannon faced her first hearing as the presiding judge in the Mar-a-Lago case?