Donald Trump
Everything Wrong With Judge Cannon’s Ruling
Quinta Jurecic, Natalie K. Orpett, Benjamin Wittes Thu, Sep 8, 2022, 4:32 PM
Judge Aileen Cannon’s opinion in the Mar-a-Lago matter actually defies defense.
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Donald Trump
A Mar-a-Lago Showdown in Federal Court
Anna Bower Thu, Sep 1, 2022, 7:40 PM
At least one judge seems to be taking former President Trump’s motion for a special master pretty seriously.
Donald Trump
A Justice Department Show of Force in the Mar-a-Lago Case
Scott R. Anderson, Quinta Jurecic, Benjamin Wittes Wed, Aug 31, 2022, 6:46 PM
The department’s Mar-a-Lago filing leaves little doubt where its investigation is heading, but suggests it will take a while to get there.
Donald Trump
Trump Seeks to Stall FBI Review of Items Seized from Mar-a-Lago
Tia Sewell Mon, Aug 22, 2022, 8:46 PM
The filing requests an order that blocks the Justice Department from reviewing seized materials until a special master is appointed “to protect the integrity of privileged documents.”
Donald Trump
Does It Matter What (If Anything) Trump Declassified?
Scott R. Anderson Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 9:29 AM
No, not really.
Donald Trump
Thoughts on the Mar-a-Lago Search and the President’s Classification and Declassification Authority
Jeh Johnson Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 3:07 PM
Here’s why the defense asserted by Trump's team—that while in office Trump issued “standing orders” that any “documents removed from the Oval Office and taken to the residence were deemed to be declassified the moment he removed them”—is nothing short of absurd and laughable.
Donald Trump
What’s in the Unsealed Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant?
Scott R. Anderson, Matt Gluck, Hyemin Han, Quinta Jurecic, Tyler McBrien, Natalie K. Orpett, Katherine Pompilio, David Priess, Tia Sewell, Benjamin Wittes Fri, Aug 12, 2022, 6:09 PM
Here’s what the now public warrant can tell us so far about the property seized and potential crimes being investigated.
Donald Trump
What We Do and Don’t Know About the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago Search
Scott R. Anderson, Matt Gluck, Quinta Jurecic, Tyler McBrien, Natalie K. Orpett, Katherine Pompilio, Alan Z. Rozenshtein, Tia Sewell, Benjamin Wittes Tue, Aug 9, 2022, 6:03 PM
The FBI’s surprise search of former President Trump’s residence has raised unanswered questions and engendered wide speculation. Here is a guide for the perplexed.
Federal Law Enforcement
Forty-Seven Years of Feckless Digging
Jack Goldsmith Fri, Jul 29, 2022, 8:01 AM
Thoughts on the Anniversary of Jimmy Hoffa’s Disappearance
Michael Sussmann
Thoughts on the Michael Sussmann Verdict
Benjamin Wittes Wed, Jun 1, 2022, 11:34 AM
The Michael Sussmann case was an attempt to supplant the traditional understanding of the Trump-Russia story with an insurgent model in which the more important story than the Trump-Russia relationship was the conduct of the investigation of it.