Lawfare on Campaign 2016
For almost exactly a year, Lawfare has been closely watching and commenting on the 2016 presidential campaign. As the campaign season finally draws to a close, below is a compendium of all the site’s election coverage, including Lawfare’s commentary on both candidates, Russian attempts to influence the election, and more. I have organized it all by subject matter.
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For almost exactly a year, Lawfare has been closely watching and commenting on the 2016 presidential campaign. As the campaign season finally draws to a close, below is a compendium of all the site’s election coverage, including Lawfare’s commentary on both candidates, Russian attempts to influence the election, and more. I have organized it all by subject matter.
Election Security
- By November, Russian Hackers Could Target Voting Machines, by Bruce Schneier
- Secure the Vote Today, by Nicholas Weaver
- Prepare For Electoral Chaos, by Nicholas Weaver
- Cybersecurity Threats to American Elections, by Michael Sulmeyer and Ben Buchanan
Russian Attempts to Influence the Election
The DNC Hack
- What is Old, and New, and Scary in Russia’s Probable DNC Hack, by Jack Goldsmith
- What Does the US Government Know About Russia and the DNC Hack?, by Susan Hennessey
- A Hard Transparency Choice, by Carrie Cordero
- On the Need for Official Attribution of Russia’s DNC Hack, by Matt Tait
- State-Sponsored Doxing and Manipulation of the U.S. Election: How Should the U.S. Government Respond?, by Bobby Chesney
Donald Trump’s Connections to Russia
- Is Trump a Russian Agent? A Legal Analysis, by Susan Hennessey and Benjamin Wittes
- Why Doesn’t Donald Trump Believe the U.S. Intelligence Community?, by Carrie Cordero
Public Opinion on National Security
- Public Opinion on National Security: A First Installment, by Elizabeth McElvein
- Public Opinion on National Security: Self-Inflicted Wounds, by Elizabeth McElvein
- Public Opinion on National Security: A Big Factor in Voter Attitudes, by Elizabeth McElvein
- Public Opinion on National Security: The End of the GOP's Advantage?, by Elizabeth McElvein
The Person of Donald Trump
Trump and the Powers of the American Presidency (series), by Benjamin Wittes
- Part I—On the Threat to Justice Department
- Part II—On the Threat of Misuse of War Powers
- Part III—On the Threat to the Intelligence Community
Responses to “Trump and the Power of the American Presidency”
- DOJ, Trump & the Powers of the American Presidency: A Follow-Up, by Carrie Cordero
- Donald Trump and the Justice Department: An Update, by Benjamin Wittes
- More on Donald Trump and the Justice Department, by Benjamin Wittes
Executive Power, the Two Party System, and Donald Trump, by Benjamin Wittes
A Coalition of All Democratic Forces (series), by Benjamin Wittes
- Part I: A Political Focus on What's Truly Important
- Part II: A Government of National Unity
- Part III: What if Trump Wins?
On Trump’s Promise to Jail his Political Opponents
- Grab 'em by the Constitution: Trump and the Justice Department, by Benjamin Wittes
Peter Keisler on Trump's Promise to Jail Hillary Clinton, by Benjamin Wittes
Analysis of Specific Trump Policy Proposals
- Republican Leaders Should Repudiate Trump's Most Recent Comments on Waterboarding, by John Bellinger
- Trump’s Muslim Ban Isn’t Just Wrong, It’s a Terrible Idea, by Matthew Wein
- The Legality of Donald Trump's Proposal to Try US Citizens by Military Commission, by Quinta Jurecic
- What Trump's National Security Speech Was Really About, by Benjamin Wittes
Trump and Trumpism as Threats to National Security
- Donald Trump is a Danger to Our National Security, by John Bellinger
- Trump As National Security Threat, by Benjamin Wittes
- Donald Trump—National Security Threat and Media Creation, by Paul Rosenzweig
- If You Care About National Security, Don’t Vote Trump, by Carrie Cordero
- Will Anyone Make the National Security Case for Donald Trump?, by Benjamin Wittes
- Donald Trump and a Tale of Two Washingtons, by Benjamin Wittes
- "The Loneliest Job": Donald Trump, Barack Obama, and the Moral Requirements of the Presidency, by Quinta Jurecic
- Statement by Fifty Former National Security Officials re Donald Trump, by John Bellinger
- The Trump National Security Paradox, by Benjamin Wittes
- The National Security Gap and the Myth of an ISIS-Busting Trump, by Jane Chong
- What Reinhold Niebuhr Can Tell Us About Donald Trump, by Stephen Bates
- The Apprentice Tapes May Be a Threat to National Security, by Ashley Deeks and Michael A. Livermore
- CVE for White People: The Trumpist Movement and the Radicalization Process, by Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes
The Person of Hillary Clinton (and Her Emails)
Part I: Director Comey’s Initial Statement
- Jim Comey's Statement on the Clinton Emails: A Quick and Dirty Analysis, by Benjamin Wittes
- Why Comey Did What He Did, by Jack Goldsmith
- Comey's Testimony as Precedent, by Benjamin Wittes
- The Lawfare Podcast: Comey Versus the Committee With No Bull, by Benjamin Wittes
Part II: Director Comey’s October Follow-up
- Memo to the Press: What Comey's Letter Does and Doesn't Mean, by Benjamin Wittes
- James Comey, Hillary Clinton, and the Email Investigation: A Guide for the Perplexed, by Jack Goldsmith and Benjamin Wittes
- The Attorney General’s Role in the Clinton Email Mess, by Jack Goldsmith and Benjamin Wittes
- Did the Fourth Amendment Require the FBI to Selectively Seize Weiner’s Emails?, Michael Price
