Masha Simonova is a student at Harvard Law School. She has previously worked at two district attorney offices, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, a cyber-security consulting firm, and a private law firm. She is the Executive Editor for the National Security Journal and Supervising Editor for the Journal on Legislation.
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The Trump administration’s refusal to engage the committee has a small problem: two federal obstruction of justice statutes.
Editor’s note: This is one of many summaries of depositions released by House impeachment investigators. The others are available here.
Editor’s note: This is one of many summaries of depositions released by House impeachment investigators. The others are available here.
Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State Michael McKinley testified before Congress in the ongoing impeachment inquiry on Oct. 16. Below is a summary of his testimony, as compiled from the transcript of his deposition.
Editor’s note: This is one of many summaries of depositions released by House impeachment investigators. The others are available here.
Last month, the military commission for the matter of United States v. Khalid Shaikh Mohammad et al. (i.e., the 9/11 trial) held a marathon three weeks of nearly back-to-back hearings. After being held up by delays in the publication and release of relevant transcripts, this post summarizes these proceedings and identifies several areas of potential interest, including testimony from two FBI special agents regarding their interviews with the defendants and their prior knowledge of alleged torture by the CIA.
September 9
What is the Ukrainian media emphasizing about the scandal—and what statements are politicians, agencies and journalists making in the country on the other end of the phone line?
As of Sept. 24, the House of Representatives has formally launched impeachment proceedings against President Trump.