Donald Trump
Congress Cannot Shut Down: Limits of the Special Counsel
Paul Rosenzweig Fri, May 19, 2017, 8:03 AM
Don't shut down the Congressional investigations. They are more important that the Special Counsel inquiry ....
Paul Rosenzweig is the founder of Red Branch Consulting PLLC, a homeland security consulting company and a Senior Advisor to The Chertoff Group. Mr. Rosenzweig formerly served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy in the Department of Homeland Security.He is a Professorial Lecturer in Law at George Washington University, an Adjunct Lecturer at Northwestern University, and a Visiting Fellow at The Heritage Foundation.
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Syria
Syria Burns, Literally
Paul Rosenzweig Wed, May 17, 2017, 1:45 PM
The Trump drama so consumes us that we cannot even respond to hints of mass murder.
Donald Trump
Defend Norms, Don't Violate Them
Paul Rosenzweig Wed, May 17, 2017, 9:48 AM
Donald Trump continues to violate norms of Presidential behavior. His opponents must refrain from following him on that downward spiral.
FBI Director James Comey
Another Bomb Drops: Initial Thoughts on Trump Asking Comey to Kill the Flynn Investigation
Helen Klein Murillo, Jack Goldsmith, Susan Hennessey, Quinta Jurecic, Matthew Kahn, Paul Rosenzweig, Benjamin Wittes Tue, May 16, 2017, 7:39 PM
The New York Times is reporting that President Donald Trump asked then-FBI Director James Comey to drop the FBI’s investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn—a story that dramatically raises the stakes on the question of whether Trump's pattern of behavior constitutes obstruction of justice.
Donald Trump
Trump Discloses TS Sources and Methods to Russians
Paul Rosenzweig Mon, May 15, 2017, 5:21 PM
I am not making this up. The Washington Post is reporting that President Trump blew an intelligence source. Here is the lede:
Donald Trump
Filibuster Gowdy .... Oh Wait ...
Paul Rosenzweig Sat, May 13, 2017, 7:23 AM
If Trey Gowdy becomes FBI Director, let's all remember to thank Harry Reid ....
FBI Director James Comey
The Strange Inadequacy of the Rosenstein Memorandum
Paul Rosenzweig Thu, May 11, 2017, 10:05 AM
The Rosenstein memorandum that justifies the decision to dismiss FBI Director Comey is, at best, incomplete and overly informal. Here, we outline what a better memo might have looked like, and why it probably could not have been written.