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Just How Outrageous Was the Lewandowski Hearing?
On Sept. 17, former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski testified before the House Judiciary Committee in an impeachment investigation hearing titled “Presidential Obstruction of Justice and Abuse o... -
Grand Jury Secrecy, Contempt and the McCabe Investigation
Andrew McCabe, the former deputy director of the FBI who was uncharitably fired the day before his intended retirement, has been under criminal investigation for more than a year—some say at the inapprop... -
The Week That Will Be
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The Lawfare Podcast Special Edition: Whistleblower, Ukraine and Trump
There is an evolving standoff between the House Intelligence Committee and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence over a whistleblower complaint reportedly involving President Trump. -
The NSA General Counsel's Proposal for a Moonshot
National Security Agency (NSA) General Counsel Glenn Gerstell presented an interesting and surprising challenge last week, writing in the New York Times that the United States must be ready to face the “... -
Succession Politics and the Renewed Threat of Ethnic Violence in Kenya
Editor’s Note: Kenya’s politics often appear peaceful, but they are punctuated by dangerous periods of intense violence, particularly during election season. For now, Kenya’s main groups are at peace, bu... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Josh Campbell on 'Crossfire Hurricane'
Josh Campbell spent twelve years in the FBI, including work as a supervisory special agent and as special assistant to FBI Director James Comey. He is now a CNN law enforcement analyst and the author of ... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Benjamin Wittes offered some thoughts connecting two of the week’s big stories, the Corey Lewandowski testimony before the House Judiciary Committee and the intelligence official’s whistleblower complaint. -
What the Latest Reports Say About the Whistleblower Complaint
More information is coming out in the media about the whistleblower complaint that Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Joseph Maguire blocked the inspector general of the intelligence communit... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Wall Street Journal provides new details about a July call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during which Trump allegedly urged the Ukrainians “about eight times” to... -
The Witness and the Whistleblower: Some Thoughts
Corey Lewandowski’s testimony and the mysterious whistleblower complaint both involve allegations of outrageous presidential behavior and feature aggressive efforts by the administration to impede congre... -
The House Judiciary Committee’s FISA Oversight Hearing: An Overview
The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing Sept. 18 on oversight of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), examining specifically whether to reauthorize four provisions of the act set to exp...
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