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2 Mar 2019, 6:57 am by Mikhaila Fogel
On this week’s Rational Security—shared by Jen Patja Howell—Shane Harris, Susan Hennessey and Benjamin Wittes also discussed the testimony, as well as some other happenings in U.S. [read post]
28 Feb 2019, 9:26 am by Matthew Kahn
Bob Bauer explained that Ken Starr’s recent book may be useful reading for those awaiting the Mueller report. [read post]
24 Feb 2019, 4:16 am by Lev Sugarman
And Bob Bauer reviewed the role of the White House counsel’s office in issuing the declaration. [read post]
19 Feb 2019, 12:10 pm by Lev Sugarman
Bob Bauer discussed the role of the White House counsel’s office in advising Trump on the legality of declaring a national emergency. [read post]
26 Jan 2019, 8:05 am by Lev Sugarman
Jen Patja Howell shared the most recent edition of the Rational Security podcast, in which Susan Hennessey, Tamara Cofman Wittes, Shane Harris, and Benjamin Wittes discussed the BuzzFeed News reporting on Michael Cohen, the new national intelligence strategy (which Matthew Kahn shared), and other topics: Bob Bauer analyzed whether the Senate has a constitutional duty to try impeachment cases. [read post]
22 Jan 2019, 10:20 am by Lev Sugarman
In response to Laurence Tribe, Bob Bauer analyzed the Senate’s obligations to try an impeachment case in the instance the House votes to impeach. [read post]
19 Jan 2019, 8:28 am by Lev Sugarman
In the context of Barr’s nomination, Bob Bauer discussed the dilemma of balancing the maintenance of norms and pragmatic responses to norm-busting. [read post]
29 Dec 2018, 10:30 am by Jen Patja Howell
You called us with questions, you tweeted your questions using #LawfareAMA, and Benjamin Wittes, Scott Anderson, Bob Bauer, Bobby Chesney, Susan Hennessey, Matthew Kahn, Alina Polyakova, David Priess, and Tamara Cofman Wittes all came together to answer them. [read post]
22 Dec 2018, 6:17 am by William Ford
” Jurecic posted the memo, and Mikhaila Fogel and Benjamin Wittes dissected it, asserting that Barr’s argument is premised on made-up facts. [read post]
15 Dec 2018, 7:00 am by Mikhaila Fogel
Bob Bauer and Quinta Jurecic explored whether Trump’s alleged role in illegal payments Michael Cohen made during the 2016 presidential campaign constitutes an impeachable offence. [read post]
12 Dec 2018, 11:47 am by Mikhaila Fogel
  ICYMI: Yesterday on Lawfare Bob Bauer and Quinta Jurecic explored whether Trump’s alleged role in coordinating payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal constitute an impeachable offence. [read post]
1 Dec 2018, 12:26 pm by Anushka Limaye, Mikhaila Fogel
Bob Bauer assessed Roger Stone’s highly unconventional political strategies, and how interaction with a foreign government changes the dynamic. [read post]
17 Nov 2018, 4:34 am by Anushka Limaye
On Tuesday, Bob Bauer argued that the best way forward in the Mueller investigation is for each institution involved to follow Robert Mueller’s example and do their assigned jobs to the best of their ability. [read post]
3 Nov 2018, 11:10 am by Anushka Limaye
Wittes, in collaboration with Jack Goldsmith, also analyzed what the document says and what it means for Bob Mueller’s investigation. [read post]
20 Oct 2018, 6:07 am by Anushka Limaye
Stephen Bates, Jack Goldsmith, and Benjamin Wittes explained the historical and contemporary importance of the coming release of the Watergate “Road Map. [read post]
17 Oct 2018, 12:38 pm by Anushka Limaye
Bob Bauer explored the consequences of enshrining norms in the law on presidents and on the legal structure. [read post]
15 Sep 2018, 5:26 am by Anushka Limaye
Bob Bauer took a look at a recent op-ed from the New York Times that highlighted the “resistance” within the Trump administration, and explained why the vigilante “unsung heroes” of the resistance pose a threat to our democracy. [read post]
14 Sep 2018, 4:36 pm by Matthew Kahn
To discuss what the news means for Manafort, the Mueller investigation, and President Trump, Benjamin Wittes spoke to former Obama White House counsel Bob Bauer, independent counsel prosector Paul Rosenzweig, and Lawfare managing editor Quinta Jurecic. [read post]
13 Sep 2018, 12:34 pm by Anushka Limaye
Mieke Eoyang, Ben Freeman, Ryan Pougiales and Benjamin Wittes posted the results of a series of August polls concerning public confidence in government institutions on national-security matters. [read post]
8 Sep 2018, 8:02 am by William Ford
Following the president’s announcement that White House Counsel Donald McGahn will leave his post this fall, former White House counsel Bob Bauer gave an early appraisal of McGahn’s tenure, his understanding of the role of the White House counsel and the agenda McGahn developed for his office despite the reported chaos of the West Wing. [read post]