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Justice Department Files Motion to Unseal Parts of Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the Justice Department has filed a motion to unseal parts of a search warrant executed at former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. -
What We Do and Don’t Know About the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago Search
The FBI’s surprise search of former President Trump’s residence has raised unanswered questions and engendered wide speculation. Here is a guide for the perplexed. -
D.C. Circuit Panel Allows House Committee to Review Trump’s Tax Returns
What happened now in the fight over Trump’s tax returns? -
The D.C. Circuit Upholds Subpoena for Trump Financial Records
The D.C. Circuit upheld the House Oversight Committee’s authority to subpoena President Trump’s financial records but narrowed the time period and types of documents that Congress sought. -
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. -
Supreme Court Embraces Broad Congressional War Powers in Torres
In Torres v. Texas Dep’t of Public Safety, the Court held that private suits against states are authorized under Congress’s war powers, carving out a new structural waiver exception to state sovereign im... -
D.C. Circuit Panel Narrows House Committee Subpoena in Mazars Case
The D.C. Circuit ruled in Trump v. Mazars. Can the House Oversight Committee access former President Trump's financial records? -
Cassidy Hutchinson’s Testimony Changed Our Minds About Indicting Donald Trump
Hutchinson’s testimony on former President Trump’s comments during Jan. 6 serve as additional proof of intent and context, and—crucially—a material act to increase the likelihood of violence. -
The Jan. 6th Committee on Why Oaths Matter
The committee chair and vice chair told the story of Jan. 6 as a day of oaths upheld and broken. -
After the Cawthorn Ruling, Can Trump Be Saved From Section 3 of the 14th Amendment?
It’s extremely likely that at least one of those election officials will find Trump disqualified under Section 3. -
Return of the Angry Political Man
Bill Barr volunteers his disturbing view of John Durham’s mission. -
Thoughts on the Michael Sussmann Verdict
The Michael Sussmann case was an attempt to supplant the traditional understanding of the Trump-Russia story with an insurgent model in which the more important story than the Trump-Russia relationship w...
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