Special Counsel
Maybe You Can’t Get a Comment from Peter Carr, But I Can
Mikhaila Fogel Tue, Feb 12, 2019, 11:30 AM
The special counsel’s spokesman speaks.
Latest in Special Counsel
Federal Law Enforcement
Document: Redacted Cert Petition in Mystery Grand Jury Subpoena Case
Matthew Kahn Tue, Jan 22, 2019, 3:03 PM
The unnamed foreign corporation challenging a subpoena issued by Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed a cert petition seeking Supreme Court review of the D.C. Circuit's decision in favor of Mueller. The petition is available in partially redacted form below.
Special Counsel
Trust and Disclosure in Special Prosecutor Investigations
Stephen Bates Fri, Jan 18, 2019, 9:00 AM
There’s no inconsistency between attorney general nominee William Barr’s apparent high regard for Robert Mueller and Barr’s unwillingness to promise the release of a Mueller report.
The Russia Connection
Why the FBI’s Investigation Into the President Was Unavoidable
David Kris Sat, Jan 12, 2019, 7:05 PM
Although I find the president’s behavior shocking, I am not shocked, or at least not surprised, at the FBI’s investigative response.
Congress
What Independent Investigations of the Past Can Teach Congress About Its Role in the Mueller Probe
Anne Tindall, Jessica Marsden Fri, Jan 11, 2019, 8:06 AM
In the last fifty years, Congress has three times investigated potential criminal activity by a sitting president. A new white paper from Protect Democracy examines lessons from those investigations for the new Congress.
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.
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.
Federal Law Enforcement
Matthew Whitaker's Appointment as Acting Attorney General: Three Lingering Questions
John E. Bies Thu, Nov 8, 2018, 10:04 AM
Is Whitaker’s appointment constitutional? Does the president have authority in this case to make an appointment under the FVRA? Does Whitaker have any recusal obligations related to the special counsel’s investigation?
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
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.