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How Will We Know if the Russia-Trump Investigations by Congress and the FBI Are Credible?
To date, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and congressional Republican leaders have resisted calls for an independent investigation of the scandals concerning Russia and Donald Trump and his circle—the mos... -
Leaked DHS Report Contradicts White House Claims on Travel Ban
Last week, CNN reported that the Trump Administration, in the wake of the Ninth Circuit’s ruling on the administration’s immigration order, asked the Department of Homeland Security for assistance in jus... -
Trump’s DOJ to Assert State Secrets Privilege in Salim v. Mitchell
It looks like the DOJ is going to invoke the state secrets privilege after all in the latest CIA torture suit brought by former detainees, marking the first time that the Trump administration will use th... -
Name Unmentioned, Trump Still Dominates the Munich Security Conference
Even where speakers took pains to avoid uttering it, the name “Donald Trump” still dominated the 53rd Munich Security Conference this past weekend. -
Does President Trump Control Head-of-State Immunity Determinations in US Courts?
If Vladimir Putin is prosecuted or sued in the United States, is he entitled to head-of-state immunity? In the past, the U.S. government has maintained that the executive branch has the constitutional po... -
Thoughts on the Proper Role of the White House Counsel
Jack Goldsmith is among those who have expressed concerns about Don McGahn’s performance as White House Counsel. He has focused on the questions raised by the Executive Order on immigration, the Flynn in... -
McMaster Named National Security Advisor
President Donald Trump has named Army Lieutenant General Herbert Raymond “H.R.” McMaster, 54, as his new National Security Adviser, calling McMaster a “man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience.... -
“It Wasn’t Me; It Was John Kelly”: Some Themes from Trump’s Press Conference
From Fox News to MSNBC, the press has panned President Trump’s Thursday solo press conference. -
General Flynn and the Privacy of US Person Information Under FISA
The ongoing revelations about Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn’s alleged pre-inaugural contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak have generated some confusion about what privacy protections extend to US pers... -
Harold Thomas Martin III's Indictment and Arraignment
On February 8th, six months after his arrest for stealing classified information, a federal grand jury in the District of Maryland indicted former NSA contractor Harold Thomas Martin III, 52, according t... -
More Questions About McGahn in the Flynn Imbroglio
The Washington Post reported on Monday that it was “unclear what the White House counsel, Donald McGahn, did” when Acting Attorney General Sally Yates told him last month that Michael Flynn had misled se... -
There You Go Again
The President has once again tweeted approval of a critical article that he appears not to have read.
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