Benjamin Wittes

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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Podcasts

The Lawfare Podcast: Culper Partners Rule of Law Series: Judge John Bates

Benjamin Wittes Sat, Feb 16, 2019, 1:30 PM

Something a little different on the podcast today: the launch of a special series—the Culper Partners Rule of Law Series. David Kris and Nates Jones, the founders of the Culper Partners consulting firm, have recorded a limited-edition podcast series exploring various aspects of the rule of law, particularly as it relates to U.S. national security and criminal law enforcement.

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immigration

Does the Data President Trump Cited at His Emergency Announcement Even Exist?

Scott R. Anderson, Benjamin Wittes Fri, Feb 15, 2019, 3:47 PM

Inquiring minds want to know.

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Federal Law Enforcement

Questions for the Justice Department on Cohen and Whitaker

Scott R. Anderson, Benjamin Wittes Mon, Feb 11, 2019, 2:34 PM

We’ve submitted FOIA requests to find out how the Justice Department responded to Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker’s comments on the Mueller investigation and the bombshell BuzzFeed News story.

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Public Opinion

Confidence in Government on National Security Matters: January 2019

Mieke Eoyang, Ben Freeman, Ryan Pougiales, Benjamin Wittes Fri, Feb 8, 2019, 3:10 PM

Our latest data on which institutions the public trusts and mistrusts to protect the country’s security.

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Watergate

What an Old Watergate Document Can Teach the House Judiciary Committee

Benjamin Wittes Thu, Jan 31, 2019, 8:30 AM

“It would be unthinkable if this material were kept from the House of Representatives in the course of the discharge of its most awesome constitutional responsibility.”

—Letter from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Peter Rodino, Mar. 8, 1974

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The Russia Connection

‘Get Me Roger Stone’: What to Make of the ‘Dirty Trickster’s’ Indictment

Susan Hennessey, Quinta Jurecic, Matthew Kahn, Lev Sugarman, Benjamin Wittes Fri, Jan 25, 2019, 2:09 PM

The indictment alleges that Stone and WikiLeaks were together coordinating between the Russian government and the Trump campaign over the release of information stolen by the Kremlin.

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The Russia Connection

The Latest Revelation From BuzzFeed News: Trump Reportedly Directed Cohen to Lie to Congress

Mikhaila Fogel, Susan Hennessey, Quinta Jurecic, Matthew Kahn, Benjamin Wittes Fri, Jan 18, 2019, 9:48 AM

The criminality alleged in this story is—if true—unsubtle and unambiguous, directly related to the president’s conduct as president and concerning matters of great import.

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