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Benjamin Wittes is editor in chief of Lawfare and a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of several books.

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Federal Law Enforcement

What Mueller Found on Russia and on Obstruction: A First Analysis

Scott R. Anderson, Victoria Clark, Mikhaila Fogel, Sarah Grant, Susan Hennessey, Matthew Kahn, Quinta Jurecic, Lev Sugarman, Margaret Taylor, Benjamin Wittes   Thu, Apr 18, 2019, 11:43 PM

Mueller did not find a criminal conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia, and he did not conclude that President Trump had obstructed justice. But he did not exonerate the president either. The Mueller report is a document this country will be absorbing for months to come.

The Russia Connection

The Mueller Report and the Barr Letter: What Happens Now?

Benjamin Wittes   Fri, Mar 29, 2019, 8:04 AM

I was pleased to host this discussion at the Brookings Institution yesterday with Susan Hennessey, Margaret Taylor, both of Brookings, and former National Security Division chief Mary McCord, now at Georgetown law. It's a very good discussion of where we are with the Mueller Report and the congressional politics surrounding it.