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Self-Impeaching: On the Trump-Zelensky Conversation
The misconduct cannot be dismissed as unproven; it screams off the plain text of the White House’s own memorandum detailing the president’s phone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart. -
Whistleblower’s Counsel Signals Intent to Contact Congress Directly
Counsel for the IC whistleblower contacted acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire to inform of the whistleblower’s intention to “contact the congressional intelligence communities direct... -
Schiff Seeks Answers from Barr Regarding Whistleblower
The Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Adam Schiff published a letter written to Attorney General Bill Barr regarding the Department of Justice’s involvement in the whistleb... -
Don’t Over-Legalize Impeachment
As soon as the news broke that President Trump had pressured Ukraine’s president to investigate the son of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden—including by threatening to withhold hundreds of milli... -
The Lawfare Podcast Special Edition: A Perfect Phone Call
The White House has released a memorandum of a July 25 call between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Donald Trump. -
OLC Issues an Opinion About the "Urgent Concern" Determination on the Whistleblower Complaint by the DNI
The Office of Legal Counsel released an opinion detailing the legal rationale for their determination that "the complaint submitted to the ICIG does not involve an 'urgent concern'" and that the DNI thus... -
Acting DNI Maguire Releases Statement About the Whistleblower Scandal
Acting Diretor of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire released a statement yesterday about the ongoing standoff over the whistleblower complaint. -
White House Releases Memorandum of Ukraine Call
The White House has released a memorandum of President Trump's July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The document is available here and below. -
A Timeline of the Trump-Ukraine Scandal
As of Sept. 24, the House of Representatives has formally launched impeachment proceedings against President Trump. -
So You Want to Impeach the President
What to include—and what not to include—in articles of impeachment. -
The Lawfare Podcast Special Edition: Whistleblower, Ukraine and Trump
There is an evolving standoff between the House Intelligence Committee and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence over a whistleblower complaint reportedly involving President Trump. -
What the Latest Reports Say About the Whistleblower Complaint
More information is coming out in the media about the whistleblower complaint that Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Joseph Maguire blocked the inspector general of the intelligence communit...
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