After Trump
Announcing the ‘After Trump’ Podcast
Benjamin Wittes Thu, Apr 8, 2021, 2:25 PM
A new podcast miniseries based on the book, “After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency,” by Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith.
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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Civil Liberties and Constitutional Rights
Time for Answers About Those Intelligence Reports DHS Filed About Me
Benjamin Wittes Fri, Mar 19, 2021, 9:13 AM
I’m not seeking damages or a judgment that what the Department of Homeland Security did was illegal, but I do want to understand who else the department reported on based on First Amendment-protected activity.
Jan. 6, 2021 Violence in the Capitol
The Questions FBI Director Christopher Wray Wasn’t Asked
Tia Sewell, Benjamin Wittes Fri, Mar 5, 2021, 2:50 PM
The Senate Judiciary Committee fails to hold the FBI director accountable for the massive intelligence failure for which his agency is chiefly responsible.
Jan. 6, 2021 Violence in the Capitol
Was Jan. 6 an Intelligence Failure, a Police Failure or Both?
Rohini Kurup, Benjamin Wittes Mon, Mar 1, 2021, 3:45 PM
Testimony last week from former Capitol security officials raises important questions about the FBI’s performance of its own function.
Appointments
Republican Senators Question Merrick Garland: Missives From an Alternative Universe
Benjamin Wittes Tue, Feb 23, 2021, 1:50 PM
The hearing was polite, informative and moving—and nonetheless reflected the post-truth world in which Republican senators choose to live.
impeachment
Impeachment Trial Diary: Daily Thoughts on the Senate’s Proceedings
Benjamin Wittes, Tia Sewell Wed, Feb 10, 2021, 7:41 AM
A summary of each day’s trial proceedings with analysis and reflections.
Executive Branch
Can an Investigative Commission for the Trump Era Actually Work? A Proposal
Charlotte Butash, Bryce Klehm, Benjamin Wittes Thu, Feb 4, 2021, 4:26 PM
Could Congress build a kind of distributed truth commission on the back of a system that already investigates misconduct in every important agency in the federal government: the network of inspectors general?