Justice Department
Oral Argument Summary: U.S. v. Flynn
Anna Salvatore, Benjamin Wittes Tue, Sep 29, 2020, 9:13 PM
We sat through a four hour hearing in the Flynn case, so you don’t have to.
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Federal Law Enforcement
What Bill Barr Said and What it Means
Susan Hennessey, Benjamin Wittes Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 9:36 PM
Had any other attorney general given the speech Barr gave this week, nobody would have noticed. In the context of his recent actions, Barr’s words amount to a defense of politicized justice.
Executive Power
Publishing ‘After Trump’
David Priess, Benjamin Wittes Wed, Sep 16, 2020, 12:38 PM
Why we published “After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency,” the latest book by Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith.
Birthday Fundraising Drive
Lawfare Turns Ten
Benjamin Wittes Wed, Sep 2, 2020, 11:34 AM
A decade of hard national security choices.
The Russia Connection
The Counterintelligence Gap: An Update
Benjamin Wittes Thu, Aug 27, 2020, 12:49 PM
A footnote in a House Intelligence Committee memo confirms the existence of a significant hole in counterintelligence with respect to L’Affaire Russe.
Congress
A Collusion Reading Diary: What Did the Senate Intelligence Committee Find?
Todd Carney, Samantha Fry, Quinta Jurecic, Jacob Schulz, Tia Sewell, Margaret Taylor, Benjamin Wittes Fri, Aug 21, 2020, 4:41 PM
Our summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s final report on Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Congress
Republican Senators Misrepresent Their Own Russia Report
Benjamin Wittes Tue, Aug 18, 2020, 9:21 PM
The Senate Intelligence Committee’s Russia report is a serious piece of work. Too bad its authors are not taking it seriously.