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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How to Tell If Trump Is Winning
The president is turning to the same strategies he used against Robert Mueller to fend off Congress.
Benjamin Wittes
This week’s Confrontation Diary, with @qjurecic
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We Read All 3,504 Pages of Ukraine Testimony So You Don’t Have To
Lawfare contributors are summarizing each of the released 13 deposition transcripts. We’ll be releasing the summaries here.
The Lawfare Podcast: Quite a Week
This week, Roger Stone was convicted on seven counts by a jury in the District of Columbia, and three State Department officials testified before the House Impeachment Committee. There's been a lot going on, and Benjamin Wittes assembled an...
The Roger Stone Trial: What’s Left of the Mueller Investigation
Somewhat lackluster attention to Roger Stone’s trial raises the question of who still cares about the Mueller investigation.
Roger Stone’s ‘Time in the Barrel’: Campaign Dirty Tricks, Political Sabotage and the Law
Roger Stone is pleased to be known as a campaign “dirty trickster.” But dirty tricks pursued to sabotage an opposing campaign raise legal questions.
Stop Waiting for a Savior
A public once enamored of Robert Mueller now turns its eyes to a cadre of career diplomats.
The Lawfare Podcast: Zoe Darmé on the Facebook Oversight Board
Facebook has long been plagued by complaints about unreliable and arbitrary decisions about what does and doesn't appear on the site. In an experiment in incorporating greater transparency and accountability, Facebook has created a new Oversight...
The Lawfare Podcast : Bonus Edition: George Kent and Bill Taylor vs The Committee with No Bull
Benjamin Wittes
All the Q&A, none of the bull. @lawfareblog Podcast, Bonus Edition: George Kent and Bill Taylor vs The Committee with No Bull
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What to Make of the First Day of Impeachment Hearings
The day’s events unveiled at least one piece of significant new information about the president’s conduct and set the stage for impeachment hearings to come.
Livestream: Public Hearing in Impeachment Inquiry with Bill Taylor and George Kent
Watch the first public hearing of the impeachment inquiry here.
The Lawfare Podcast: A New Arab Spring in Iraq and Lebanon?
Over the past several weeks, popular protest movements have emerged in both Iraq and Lebanon, expressing widespread discontent with the status quo in both countries. The unrest has led to both the resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri...
The Story the Impeachment Depositions Tell
The testimony released so far tells a story of the hijacking of the policy process and the conditioning of U.S. policy on political favors to Donald Trump.
Benjamin Wittes
.@MargLTaylor and I put together the story the cumulative testimony of nine witnesses tell.
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Summary of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman's Deposition Testimony
Editor's note: This is one of eight summaries of depositions released by House impeachment investigators. The others are available here.
Summary of Amb. William Taylor's Deposition Testimony
Editor's note: This is one of eight summaries of depositions released by House impeachment investigators. The others are available here. Ambassador William Taylor testified before Congress in the ongoing impeachment inquiry on Oct. 22. Below is a...
Summary of George Kent’s Deposition Testimony
Editor's note: This is one of eight summaries of depositions released by House impeachment investigators. The others are available here. State Department official George Kent testified before Congress in the ongoing impeachment inquiry on Oct. 15....
Summary of Amb. Gordon Sondland’s Deposition Testimony
Editor's note: This is one of eight summaries of depositions released by House impeachment investigators. The others are available here. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland testified before Congress in the ongoing impeachment inquiry on...
Summary of Kurt Volker’s Deposition Testimony
Editor's note: This is one of eight summaries of depositions released by House impeachment investigators. The others are available here.
Laura Cooper Transcript From Impeachment Inquiry
The House Intelligence Committee has released the transcript of Defense Department official Laura Cooper's deposition regarding the Ukraine scandal. The document is available here and below.