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11 Feb 2020, 5:00 am by Charlotte Butash, Hilary Hurd
… [C]ompelling one of the President’s immediate advisers to testify on a matter of executive decision-making would also raise serious con­stitutional problems, no matter what the assertion of congressional need. [read post]
3 Feb 2020, 4:15 pm by Benjamin Wittes
” In theory, however, the argument that the evidence does not matter is not completely crazy. [read post]
10 Jan 2020, 11:56 am by Jonathan Shaub
The obstruction charge does include a statement that the charged actions were “consistent with President Trump’s previous efforts to undermine United States Government investigations into foreign interference in United States elections. [read post]
10 Jan 2020, 11:56 am by Jonathan Shaub
As Archibald Cox, the special prosecutor in the Watergate investigation who was fired during the Saturday Night Massacre, predicted, “[i]f the Executive Branch were left to itself, the practice [of executive privilege] would surely grow. [read post]
10 Jan 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
A second case involved the administration’s appeal of a judge’s October ruling that grand jury information in special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe should be provided to lawmakers. [read post]
4 Dec 2019, 9:00 am by Masha Simonova
In response to Goldsmith, Benjamin Wittes argued first that Goldsmith’s argument would lead to an absurd conclusion: If the clear statement rule applied to the perjury statute, which also doesn’t by its terms apply to the president, the president could lie to a grand jury, which would have “come as a surprise to Bill Clinton. [read post]
26 Nov 2019, 4:39 am by Jack Goldsmith
James Hibberd of Entertainment Weekly asked him if it matters whether his portrayal of Hoffa’s death is true. [read post]
25 Nov 2019, 6:49 am by Marty Lederman
Vance is the least significant of the cases because the information Mazars provides to the grand jury will almost certainly stay in the grand jury:  Just as under federal law, New York law mandates strict secrecy with respect to matters and information before a grand jury. [read post]
22 Nov 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
The ethics panel also said it would continue investigations into allegations against U.S. [read post]
15 Nov 2019, 4:35 am by Steve Vladeck
The only question before us is whether a state may lawfully demand production by a third party of the President’s personal financial records for use in a grand jury investigation while the President is in office. [read post]
4 Nov 2019, 6:00 am by Brian Gallini
A grand jury formally indicted Hernandez on August 22, 2013, and he was held without bail. [read post]
1 Nov 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
The move gives the prosecutor running it the power to subpoena for witness testimony and documents, to convene a grand jury, and to file criminal charges. [read post]
31 Oct 2019, 5:59 am by Jonathan Shaub
Importantly, my paper also provides the theoretical basis to understand why executive privilege does not apply to impeachment. [read post]
29 Oct 2019, 6:00 am by David Kris
Investigative Tools: Wiretapping and More Mueller’s report (Vol. 1, p. 13) describes the use of several law enforcement investigative tools, including “more than 2,800 subpoenas under the auspices of a grand jury[,] ... nearly 500 search-and-seizure warrants[,] ... more than 230 orders for communications records” under the criminal Stored Communications Act, and “almost 50 orders authorizing use of pen registers. [read post]
25 Oct 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Katie Hill Investigated Over Allegations of Improper Relationship with Staffer Politico &n [read post]
11 Oct 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Officials’ Texts Reveal Belief That Trump Wanted Probes as Condition of Ukraine Meeting MSN – Karoun Demirjian, Rachael Bade, Josh Dawsey, and John Hudson (Washington Post) | Published: 10/4/2019 House investigators released numerous text messages illustrating how senior State Department officials coordinated with the Ukrainian president’s top aide and President Trump’s personal lawyer to leverage a potential summit between the heads of state on a… [read post]
13 Sep 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal At the Bedraggled FEC, a Clean Slate of Leaders? [read post]
6 Sep 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Coleman pleaded guilty to a grand theft charge that carries a penalty of up to 18 months in prison. [read post]
30 Aug 2019, 9:45 am by Michael Lowe
  See, “Child Pornography: Defending Against Overreaching Investigations Using the Internet. [read post]