Donald Trump
Does It Matter What (If Anything) Trump Declassified?
Scott R. Anderson Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 9:29 AM
No, not really.
Latest in Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
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.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
FBI Statement on Investigation into Bomb Threats at HBCUs
Katherine Pompilio Wed, Feb 23, 2022, 2:43 PM
The FBI released a statement detailing its findings in the ongoing investigation into bomb threats at historically Black institutions.
The January 6 Project
Why Didn’t the FBI Review Social Media Posts Announcing Plans for the Capitol Riot?
Quinta Jurecic Tue, Jun 29, 2021, 4:40 PM
FBI Director Christopher Wray says that the bureau’s internal guidelines prevented it from looking at social media posts announcing the planned attack on the Capitol. But the guidelines say nothing of the sort.
China
Rethinking Research Security
Ainikki Riikonen, Emily Weinstein Thu, Jun 24, 2021, 8:01 AM
The U.S. government has rightfully identified the People’s Republic of China as an adversary intent on stealing technology for its national interests, and the Department of Justice established the China Initiative as a countermeasure. But the China Initiative misses the mark on an effective approach to research security.
Policing in America
Toward a New Era for Federal and State Oversight of Local Police
Daniel Richman, Sarah Seo Wed, Jun 2, 2021, 10:55 AM
The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act will use federal grants to regulate police departments. Will this be enough to undo a century of policies and practices that have shielded local police from state and federal oversight?