Benjamin Wittes
Senior Fellow at @BrookingsInst. Editor in Chief of @lawfareblog. Law Analyst for @nbcnews and @msnbc. It was snowing. And it was going to snow.
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The Lawfare Podcast: What Should Privacy Legislation Do?
Amid the legislative disfunction from Congress, a consensus of sorts is emerging on the need for privacy legislation. Between European pressure, data breaches and scandals associated with social media manipulation by foreign actors, the idea of some...
On the Mystery of the McCabe Grand Jury
We don’t know what happened before the grand jury this week in Andrew McCabe’s case. But the Justice Department knows whether grand jurors just told them to stand down.
Benjamin Wittes
A quick and dirty effort to unpack what went down at the McCabe grand jury.
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The “You Can’t Fire Me, I Quit!” Edition
Donald Trump and John Bolton finally part ways. The CIA had a spy in the upper reaches of the Kremlin, then got him out of Russia. And Trump’s Middle East peace negotiator calls it quits.
How deepfakes undermine truth and threaten democracy
The use of deepfake technology to manipulate video and audio for malicious purposes -- whether it's to stoke violence or defame politicians and journalists -- is becoming a real threat. As these tools become more accessible and their products more...
The Lawfare Podcast: Congress, Congress, and More Congress
The lengthy August recess has come to a close, and Congress is back. We have an impeachment investigation, we have an expanded scope of that investigation, we have confrontations between the executive branch and the legislature, and we have all of...
A Syrian in Auschwitz
In October 2015, I became a citizen of the United States, after a decade of refuge here from my native Syria. In June 2016, I took my first trip to Europe since coming to this country. With my own native country facing a mass destruction of its own,...
Protecting information privacy: Challenges and opportunities in federal legislation
On September 11, the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings will host a public discussion on the status of federal privacy legislation. Panelists will examine competing visions of what legislation should look like and assess the path forward...
Amazon.com: Unmaking the Presidency: Donald Trump's War on the World's Most Powerful Office eBook: Susan Hennessey, Benjamin Wittes: Kindle Store
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BONUS: The Death of Peter Smith | The Report
Benjamin Wittes
The Report, Bonus Episode—on the strange death of Peter Smith with @shaneharris.
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The Report: BONUS: The Death of Peter Smith on Apple Podcasts
Show The Report, Ep BONUS: The Death of Peter Smith - Sep 6, 2019
An Op-Ed From the Future on Election Security
A potential Lawfare piece from New Year’s Day 2021, following a not-quite-worst-case scenario of election interference.
Unmaking the Presidency: Donald Trump's War on the World's Most Powerful Office | IndieBound.org
The definitive account of how Donald Trump has wielded the powers of the American presidencyThe extraordinary authority of the U.S. presidency has no parallel in the democratic world. Today that authority resides in the hands of one man, Donald J....
Unmaking the Presidency: Susan Hennessey: 9780374175368
Unmaking the Presidency: Susan Hennessey: 9780374175368: Hardcover: American Government - Executive Branch book
Unmaking the Presidency: Donald Trump's War on the World's Most Powerful Office|Hardcover
The definitive account of how Donald Trump has wielded the powers of the American presidencyThe extraordinary authority of the U.S. presidency has no parallel in the democratic world. Today that authority resides in the hands of one man, Donald J....
The Report: Part VII: Charging Decisions on Apple Podcasts
Show The Report, Ep Part VII: Charging Decisions - Aug 30, 2019
What that Comey Email Report Really Says
The inspector general of the United States Department of Justice says that a witness to gross misconduct by the president of the United States has a duty to keep his mouth shut.
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Benjamin Wittes
How many errors are there in the IG’s Comey memos report? Not sure, but this one’s a whopper.
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Justice Department Inspector General Report on Handling of Comey Memos
The Justice Department Office of the Inspector General has released its report on former FBI Director James Comey's handling of his memos recording conversations with President Donald Trump. The report is available here and below.
Thoughts on the Impending Prosecution of Andrew McCabe
The only factor militating toward charging the former FBI deputy director is a sustained campaign of presidential agitation for his scalp.