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ICYMI: Former Attorney General Dick Thornburgh Urges Republicans to Defend the Mueller Investigation and the Justice Department
In case you missed it, or missed Benjamin Wittes’s subsequent tweet commending it, former attorney general Dick Thornburgh had an important op-ed in the Washington Post last week—headlined “We Republican... -
America’s Terrorism Problem Doesn’t End with Prison—It Might Just Begin There
Editor’s Note: Israel, France, the United Kingdom, and other countries that have faced a persistent terrorism threat have found that putting terrorists in jail does not solve the problem. In jail, terror... -
Will the Military Be Collateral Damage in the New York Times-Trump Conflict?
In “'Okay, Let’s Go': Watching the New York Times on Trump” Benjamin Wittes largely extols Liz Garbus’s new documentary series, "The Fourth Estate" which chronicles the New York Times in the Trump era. -
The Lawfare Podcast: All Things Inspector General...and Emails!
This week, Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz released a gigantic report on the FBI's handling of the Clinton emails matter/investigation during the 2016 election cycle. On Friday, Ben... -
The Inspector General on the FBI in Fall 2016: How a Fateful Delay Set the Stage for the Ultimate October Surprise
The Inspector General (OIG) report (see Lawfare’s summary here) on the Clinton email investigation has reinvigorated a parade of what-ifs surrounding the 2016 presidential election. What if former FBI di... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
The week started off on a historic note as President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jung Un met on Tuesday for the first time. The two leaders signed a joint statement at the end of the summit,... -
My Mistakes: The Witness Tampering Case Against Manafort and the Inspector General Report
As part of the analysis we do on Lawfare, we often express our best professional judgment on an issue. I like to think that my judgment is pretty good and that a review of what I've said in the past tell... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
On Thursday, the Inspector General released its report on the FBI’s handling of the Clinton email investigation, according to the Wall Street Journal. The 500-page report is highly critical of Former FBI... -
Internet Platforms: Observations on Speech, Danger, and Money
Public demands for internet platforms to intervene more aggressively in online content are steadily mounting. Calls for companies like YouTube and Facebook to fight problems ranging from “fake news” to v... -
Nine Takeaways From the Inspector General’s Report on the Clinton Email Investigation
The 500-page Justice Department report underscores that the investigation has no simple narrative arc. -
Document: Justice Department Inspector General Final Report on Clinton Email Investigation
On Thursday, the Justice Department’s inspector general released its final report on conduct by FBI and Justice Department leadership during the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private emai... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Justice Department inspector general will issue a report Thursday on the federal investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server, reports CNN. The report took 17 months to compile, and CNN ...
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