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Jared Kushner met behind closed doors with the Senate Intelligence Committee today, answering questions about his interactions with Russian officials, The Washington Post reports. -
A "Beleaguered" Justice Department Under the Trump Presidency
When President Trump fired Jim Comey, a number of commentators likened the sensational development to the Saturday Night Massacre. The comparison seemed fair enough: a president in each case directed the... -
Should NSA and CYBERCOM Split? The Legal and Policy Hurdles as They Developed Over the Past Year
In light of Michael Sulmeyer’s excellent recent piece on splitting NSA and CYBERCOM, which ran at War on the Rocks last week, I want to pull together some of the key legal and policy developments of the ... -
Federal Prosecution is a Viable Option for Enemy Combatants
Last Thursday at the Aspen Security Forum—an annual gathering of current and former government policymakers, foreign officials, foreign policy experts, and journalists hosted by the Aspen Institute—Assis... -
Jack Goldsmith's Interview With Dean Baquet, Executive Editor of the New York Times, on Publication Decisions About Intelligence Secrets
Editor's note: In response to criticism from CIA Director Mike Pompeo, the New York Times' national security editor over the weekend defended the newspaper's -
Is There A Perjury Case Against Sessions?
On Friday, the Washington Post reported that U.S. intelligence activities intercepted communications between Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and Moscow in which Kislyak recounts conversations with then... -
Cybercrime Roundup: Russian-born US Citizen Sentenced for Committing Cybercrime Within the United States
On July 10th, Alexander Tverdokhlebov was sentenced to 110 months (just over nine years) in prison based on his guilty plea to one count of wire fraud. -
Jared Kushner Releases Statement on Russia Investigation Prior to Congressional Testimony
Jared Kushner has released a written statement in advance of his testimony in closed session before the Senate Intelligence Committee today and the House Intelligence Committee tomorrow. The statement is... -
Qatar, China, Georgia and Elon Musk
Here's a round up of interesting cyber-related stories from this week: -
Drones Are the New Face of U.S. Foreign Policy. What Good Are They?
Editor’s Note: Drone strikes are among the most important, and among the most contentious, U.S. counterterrorism instruments. Data limits and the complexity of both cause and effect when it comes to terr... -
Starr Office Memo Argues that a Sitting President May Be Indicted
In response to a FOIA request from Charlie Savage of the New York Times, the National Archives have released a memo prepared by the staff of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr arguing that a sitting presi...
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