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Robert Mueller

Is Mueller Bound by OLC’s Memos on Presidential Immunity?
Andrew Crespo Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 9:00 AM
Probably not.
Donald Trump

How to Deal With a Kamikaze President
Jack Goldsmith Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 8:29 AM
Donald Trump’s angry morning tweet storm brings us clearly into the territory, where we may have been for a while, of a president bent on destroying the authority of the Justice Department.
Secrecy: Press Behavior

Jack Goldsmith's Interview With Dean Baquet, Executive Editor of the New York Times, on Publication Decisions About Intelligence Secrets
Jack Goldsmith Mon, Jul 24, 2017, 11:55 AM
In light of CIA Director Mike Pompeo's criticism of the New York Times' publication of a CIA officer's identity, we are reposting Jack Goldsmith's 2015 interview of Times executive editor Dean Baquet on the paper's publication of sensitive information.
Terrorism Trials: Civilian Court

Federal Prosecution is a Viable Option for Enemy Combatants
Mary B. McCord Mon, Jul 24, 2017, 2:19 PM
Despite comments to the contrary by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Thomas Bossert, prosecution in Article III federal courts has been the most successful long-term option for the U.S. government in dealing with enemy combatants since 9/11.
Donald Trump

A "Beleaguered" Justice Department Under the Trump Presidency
Bob Bauer Mon, Jul 24, 2017, 4:12 PM
President Trump's recent expressions of his lack of confidence in Attorney General Jeff Sessions are further evidence of the White House's disregard for the independence of the Justice Department.

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