Federal Law Enforcement
What a Judge Should Ask Mueller About Trump’s Tweets
Benjamin Wittes Mon, Dec 3, 2018, 5:11 PM
It’s a good thing I’m not a federal judge.
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The Russia Connection
Roger Stone’s ‘Time in the Barrel’: Campaign Dirty Tricks, Political Sabotage and the Law
Bob Bauer Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 2:44 PM
Roger Stone is pleased to be known as a campaign “dirty trickster.” But dirty tricks pursued to sabotage an opposing campaign raise legal questions.
Federal Law Enforcement
What to Look for in Possible Assange Charges
Susan Hennessey, Quinta Jurecic, Matthew Kahn, Benjamin Wittes Fri, Nov 16, 2018, 12:20 PM
There’s much that’s not clear about reports that the U.S. government may have filed charges against the Wikileaks founder. Here are some questions we’ll be asking when there’s more information.
Documents
Document: Judge Denies Russian Company's Motion to Throw Out Mueller Charge
Mikhaila Fogel Thu, Nov 15, 2018, 1:02 PM
On Nov. 15, Judge Dabney Friedrich of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a motion by Concord Management and Concord Consulting LLC to dismiss charges filed in February by the special counsel under 18 U.S.C. §371, conspiracy to defraud the United States. The ruling is available below.
Robert Mueller
The D.C. Circuit Considers the Constitutionality of Bob Mueller’s Appointment
George Conway, Benjamin Wittes Fri, Nov 9, 2018, 4:15 PM
The president shouldn’t hold his breath for the court to have any serious objections to the special counsel’s appointment.
Watergate Road Map
Jaworski’s Road Map May Not Guide Mueller
Stephen Bates Thu, Nov 8, 2018, 8:36 AM
Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski’s road map report to the House of Representatives hastened the impeachment of President Nixon in 1974, but might be a bad model for Robert Mueller.
Federal Law Enforcement
Jeff Sessions’s Firing, Matthew Whitaker’s Rise and the Attorney General’s Role In the Mueller Investigation
Mikhaila Fogel, Susan Hennessey, Quinta Jurecic, Matthew Kahn, Anushka Limaye, Benjamin Wittes Wed, Nov 7, 2018, 10:10 PM
The acting attorney general’s past statements about the Russia probe raise genuine concerns about his service overseeing it.
The Russia Connection
What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Mueller Report
Stephen Bates Thu, Oct 25, 2018, 8:00 AM
There will be a report from the special counsel’s office, though the public won’t see it. The question is what happens after that.
Book Reviews
A Tale of Two Narratives
Gabriel Schoenfeld Thu, Oct 18, 2018, 2:08 PM
A review of Greg Miller's “The Apprentice: Trump, Russia and the Subversion of American Democracy” (HarperCollins Publishers, 2018).
The Russia Connection
A Starr Report
Benjamin Wittes Fri, Oct 5, 2018, 8:58 AM
I had a conversation with Kenneth Starr about Bob Mueller and Rod Rosenstein. He said some interesting stuff.