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Inspector General Report Details FBI Shortcomings Surrounding Jan. 6
The report finds that the FBI did not canvass field offices prior to Jan. 6, despite false claims made to Congress. -
Rational Security: The “Tornado Kash” Edition
Scott Anderson was joined by his Lawfare colleagues Benjamin Wittes, Eugenia Lostri, and Tyler McBrien. -
The Situation: Chris Wray Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Kash Patel
Wray faced no good option here. He chose the worst. -
House Releases Final Report on Trump Assassination Attempts
The report identifies U.S. Secret Service failures leading to the attempts on Trump’s life and provides a series of recommendations. -
OIG Report on Trump Justice Department’s Acquisition of Congressional Phone Records
The report investigates possible wrongdoing in Attorney General Barr’s seizure of congressional staffers’ communication records -
How Trump Will Lawfully Appoint Loyalists Without Senate Consent
It’s not through recess appointments—it’s via the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. -
Lawfare Daily: What Does the Inspector General Do?
Discussing the role of IGs. -
The Situation: Advice and Consent Doesn’t Mean Adjourn and Appoint
Is the Senate beginning to assert itself? -
Congressional Action Could Stymie Executive Clemency for War Crimes
Congress has the tools, but needs the will, to make pardons for battlefield misconduct harder for presidents to grant. -
The Situation: The Plot to Lie to Children
I read Kash Patel’s three books for small children. They’re really weird. -
Lawfare Daily: Turmoil in South Korea
Discussing the martial law declaration, and reversal, by the South Korean president. -
Trump v. United States and the Limits of Separation of Powers Formalism
The Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision reveals fatal limitations in the current majority’s approach to separation of powers conflicts.
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