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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 and is co-chair of the Hoover Institution's Working Group on National Security, Technology, and Law.

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The Lawfare Podcast: Special Edition: Gina Haspel vs. the Senate Intelligence Committee With No Bull

Benjamin Wittes   Wed, May 9, 2018, 10:45 PM

On Wednesday, Gina Haspel, President Trump’s nominee to lead the CIA, testified for two-and-a-half hours on her nomination before the Senate intelligence committee. We cut out all the opening statements, all of the repeated questions, and in this episode, we’re bringing you the distilled version of everything that’s important from the hearing.

Donald Trump

Is the State Department Giving Money to President Trump? Let’s Find Out

Benjamin Wittes   Mon, May 7, 2018, 6:23 PM

A few months ago, I began working with Scott Anderson and Sabrina McCubbin on an interesting project: trying to discern whether the State Department was, quite literally, paying President Trump money. Today, having gotten no response from the department on the subject, I filed a lawsuit on the subject