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House Judiciary Committee Requests Grand Jury Materials Related to Mueller Investigation
In the D.C. District Court, the House Judiciary Committee filed a brief in support of their application for a judge to release certain grand jury materials relevant to the Russia investigation. The brief... -
What the House Has Planned on Impeachment This Week
The House of Representatives is out of session this week and is not scheduled to return until Oct. 15. Most members are back in their districts—and many of them will be explaining to their constituents t... -
Counsel for Whistleblower Release Two Statements Concerning Their Client and His Complaint
The lawyers representing the intelligence community whistleblower released two letters responding to news reports about their client and his complaint. -
Does Giuliani’s Work in Ukraine Violate the Appointments Clause?
President Trump’s personal lawyer—former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani—appears to have played a pivotal role in orchestrating the president’s designs with respect to Ukraine. Assuming the part of an ... -
Inspector General of the Intelligence Community Releases Statement on Whistleblower Complaint
The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (ICIG) released a statement about the whistleblower form that the Ukraine whistleblower used to file his complaint. -
Giuliani Cannot Rely on Attorney-Client Privilege to Avoid Congressional Testimony
As the House of Representatives launches its impeachment inquiry with a focus on President Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine, the question has been raised whether the president’s personal attorney, Rud... -
Collusion After the Fact
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House Chairmen Subpoena Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
The chairmen of the three House committees—Oversight and Reform, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence—issued a subpeona to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to produce documents related to the Trump administra... -
How to Understand the Whistleblower Complaint
The news is moving quickly on events surrounding President Trump’s ill-fated phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the whistleblower complaint about the call that precipitated this l... -
The Hearing and the Whistleblower Complaint: L’Affaire Ukrainienne Continues
The earthquake took place yesterday, but today’s aftershocks continued to rock the Trump presidency. First, the House Intelligence Committee released the whistleblower complaint. Then, amid presidential... -
House Intelligence Committee Releases Whistleblower Complaint
The House Intelligence Committee has released a declassified copy of the whistleblower complaint at the center of the recent controversy concerning President Trump's conduct regarding Ukraine. The docume... -
Livestream: Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire Testifies Before House Intelligence Committee
Acting DNI Joseph Maguire will testify before the House Intelligence Committee at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. His testimony will concern the whistleblower complaint reportedly involving President Donald Trump...
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