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The Witness and the Whistleblower: Some Thoughts
Corey Lewandowski’s testimony and the mysterious whistleblower complaint both involve allegations of outrageous presidential behavior and feature aggressive efforts by the administration to impede congre... -
Inspector General of the Intelligence Community Letters to Congressional Intelligence Committees
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The Office of the Director of National Intelligence Responds to the House Intelligence Committee
General Counsel for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Jason Klitenic, released two responses to letters from House Permanent Special Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) Committee ... -
The Justice Department Sues Edward Snowden
The Justice Department has filed a civil complaint against Edward Snowden alleging that he violated non-disclosure agreements he signed with the CIA and NSA by both giving interviews he and failing to su... -
The Mysterious Whistleblower Complaint: What Is Adam Schiff Talking About?
On Sept. 13, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff issued a subpoena to Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire to compel the production of a whistleblower complaint. -
Unpacking the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Complaint
Last week saw an important development in the continuing erosion of governmental checks and balances. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff subpoenaed Acting Director of National Intelligence... -
Schiff Letters to Acting Director of National Intelligence
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What’s in the Judiciary Committee Resolution on Impeachment Procedures
On Sept. 9, the House Judiciary Committee released a draft copy of a “Resolution for Investigative Procedures Offered by Chairman Jerrold Nadler,” which outlines procedures that will apply to “the presen... -
How to End Forever Wars
If the House of Representatives wished to resurrect the appropriations power as a check on unwanted presidential war-making, how might it go about doing so? -
The Future of War Is Unilateral but Small
Recent moves and countermoves by the U.S. and Iran in the Persian Gulf over the past few months have increased speculation about the prospect of war in the region. Some members of Congress, including a f... -
Flynn's Cooperation is Finished, Government and Defense Say
In a joint status report, both prosecutors and Michael Flynn's defense team agree that Flynn has completed his cooperation with the government, both with the special counsel's office and in the Bijan Raf... -
Daniel Webster, War Powers and Bird$h*t
In the course of researching a book, I’ve come across many episodes that Benjamin Wittes and I like to call “Weird War Powers $h*t.” One of my favorites is a story about American constitutional war power...
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