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In Defense of the Justice Department
“Do your job!” is just one small step removed from “Lock him up!” which is no different at all from “Lock her up!”—even if it feels entirely different and altogether more righteous. -
Dissecting the Justice Department’s Prosecutorial Decisions on Navarro, Meadows, and Scavino
A recent Justice Department filing offers clues about why Peter Navarro faces prosecution for contempt of Congress but Mark Meadows and Dan Scavino do not, and it also raises questions about the departme... -
Justice Department Filing Supports Jan. 6 Committee’s Subpoena of Meadows
The Justice Department determined that the closest advisers to presidents do not retain absolute immunity from congressional subpoenas after those presidents leave office. -
The Lawfare Podcast: What's up with the Fulton County Special Grand Jury
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The Lawfare Podcast: When Doctors Spread Disinformation
Evelyn Douek and Quinta Jurecic spoke with two emergency medicine physicians about state medical boards, which grant physicians the licenses that authorize them to practice medicine, and how they could p... -
The Lawfare Podcast: The Jan. 6 Committee, Day Seven
The Jan. 6 committee held its seventh in a series of prominent hearings unveiling the findings of its investigation to the public. Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes moderated a conversation with La... -
Livestream: Jan. 6 Select Committee Hearing Day Seven
The committee will reportedly hear testimony from Jason Van Tatenhove, a former spokesperson for the Oath Keepers, and Stephan Ayres, an Ohio man who participated in the attack. -
Donald Trump’s Impeachment Lies to Congress
The big reveal from Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony and the Jan. 6 hearings that nobody’s talking about. -
The Lawfare Podcast: What We Talk About When We Talk About Algorithms
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On Guns, Insurrections, and Magnetometers: A Sidelight From Cassidy Hutchinson’s Testimony
Hutchinson’s testimony suggests that the crowd on Jan. 6 was armed even more extensively than previously thought. -
Why the Jan. 6 Committee Is Talking About Justice Department Independence
The concept has proved strikingly difficult for journalists and former Justice Department officials to communicate to the public. Will the committee be any more successful? -
The Lawfare Podcast: How the Police Contributed to the January 6th Insurrection
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