After Trump
Announcing the ‘After Trump’ Podcast
Benjamin Wittes Thu, Apr 8, 2021, 2:25 PM
A new podcast miniseries based on the book, “After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency,” by Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith.
Latest in Donald Trump
Facebook Oversight Board
Facebook Suspended Trump. The Oversight Board Shouldn't Let Him Back.
Vicki Jackson, Martha Minow Mon, Mar 8, 2021, 11:02 AM
The Facebook Oversight Board should be mindful that Facebook is not a government—and that the platform’s decisions denying active accounts or taking down posts pose no threat of loss of liberty to any person.
Facebook Oversight Board
What Do the Available Public Comments About the Trump Ban Actually Say?
Abby Lemert Thu, Mar 4, 2021, 11:14 AM
Early public comments to the Facebook Oversight Board show a surprising consensus that banning the former president was the right move.
Donald Trump
Whither the Trump Financial Documents Cases?
Quinta Jurecic, Bryce Klehm Tue, Mar 2, 2021, 8:01 AM
Remember Donald Trump’s tax returns?
Appointments
Republican Senators Question Merrick Garland: Missives From an Alternative Universe
Benjamin Wittes Tue, Feb 23, 2021, 1:50 PM
The hearing was polite, informative and moving—and nonetheless reflected the post-truth world in which Republican senators choose to live.
impeachment
Impeachment Trial Diary: Daily Thoughts on the Senate’s Proceedings
Benjamin Wittes, Tia Sewell Wed, Feb 10, 2021, 7:41 AM
A summary of each day’s trial proceedings with analysis and reflections.
Impeachment
Trump’s Answer to the Senate and the Constitutional Stakes in the Pending Trial
Bob Bauer Tue, Feb 9, 2021, 11:22 AM
The overriding question in the pending trial is whether the Senate trial will be the occasion for a seminal judgment on Trump’s conception of the office of the presidency.
Impeachment
House Impeachment Managers File Five-Page Memo Rejecting Trump Legal Team’s Arguments Ahead of Impeachment Trial
Rohini Kurup Mon, Feb 8, 2021, 1:58 PM
The impeachment managers refuted Trump’s legal team’s claim that the former president engaged in free speech protected by the First Amendment when he claimed voter fraud and urged his supporters to “fight like hell.”
Impeachment
Trump’s Lawyers Denounce Impeachment Trial as ‘Political Theater’ in Pretrial Brief
Rohini Kurup Mon, Feb 8, 2021, 12:36 PM
Former President Trump’s legal team filed a brief with the Senate on Feb. 8 outlining their defense a day before Trump’s second impeachment trial is set to begin.
Executive Branch
Can an Investigative Commission for the Trump Era Actually Work? A Proposal
Charlotte Butash, Bryce Klehm, Benjamin Wittes Thu, Feb 4, 2021, 4:26 PM
Could Congress build a kind of distributed truth commission on the back of a system that already investigates misconduct in every important agency in the federal government: the network of inspectors general?