Charlie Savage
New York Times national security & legal reporter https://t.co/iLTWcGgo3b; MSNBC contributor; author of Power Wars and Takeover goo.gl/o8L2Bi
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The Kurds’ Prisons and Detention Camps for ISIS Members, Explained
As the Turkish invasion leads to deteriorating security in northern Syria, the custody of about 11,000 captive ISIS fighters — and many thousands more detained ISIS women and children — is in doubt.
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Charlie Savage
The above is mainbar. Here is updated explainer about the Kurds’ prisons for 11,000 ISIS fighters, incl five dozen highest value terrorists the Trump admin was going to take custody of so they won’t escape in the chaos — except it didn’t.
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Here's Trump saying on Wednesday that the US had *already* gotten the high-value ISIS detainees out of northern Syria to make sure they never escape. Nope, unless "a number" means two, not the list of five dozen that the government was trying to extract.
nytimes.com/2019/10/13/us/… pic.twitter.com/3jzyHr5naT
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Hundreds of ISIS Supporters Flee Detention Amid Turkish Airstrikes
The attacks caused about 700 Islamic State families to escape. The American defense secretary said the U.S. would pull out about 1,000 troops from the area.
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Scoop: Despite Trump’s assurance that the US was taking the most dangerous ISIS detainees out of Syria amid mounting chaos, it only got the two “Beatles.” The Kurds didn’t let the US extract the five dozen other high value detainees—and now it’s too late.
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U.S. Takes Custody of British ISIS Detainees Who Abused Hostages
The military took the two men out of a wartime prison in Syria run by a Kurdish-led militia as Turkey invaded the region.
F.B.I. Practices for Intercepted Emails Violated 4th Amendment, Judge Ruled
Newly declassified files reveal a secret court fight over the F.B.I.’s procedures for searching for Americans’ messages within a warrantless surveillance program’s repository.
Trump’s Green Light to Turkey Raises Fears About ISIS Detainees
Thousands of Islamic State prisoners of war from around the world are being detained by the Syrian Kurd forces whom Turkey plans to target.
Barr and a Top Prosecutor Cast a Wide Net in Reviewing the Russia Inquiry
The attorney general and a veteran prosecutor, John H. Durham, have charted an unusual course that could bolster President Trump’s pet theories about the Russia investigation.
The Extra-Secret White House Computer System, Explained
A whistle-blower said advisers improperly restricted access to a record of President Trump’s Ukraine call. Here is how that storage system works.
Whistle-Blower Is a C.I.A. Officer Who Was Detailed to the White House
His complaint suggested he was an analyst by training with an understanding of Ukrainian politics.
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Charlie Savage
The takeaway from this big update to the NYT whistleblower story is that officials at the White House and the Justice Department already knew that the official who made the complaint works for the CIA -- and have known that since the beginning.
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8 Takeaways From the Whistle-Blower Complaint
The whistle-blower’s complaint and the inspector general’s report have been released. Here’s what they say.
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Charlie Savage
JUST PUBBED: Eight takeaways from the newly disclosed whistleblower complaint and inspector general letter in the Trump-Ukraine affair
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Whistle-Blower Is Said to Allege Concerns About White House Handling of Ukraine Call
New details have emerged about the intelligence officer who raised alarms about the president’s pressure on Ukraine to open inquiries that could benefit him politically.
6 Key Moments in the Trump-Ukraine Phone Call
A reconstructed transcript released on Wednesday showed President Trump pressing Ukraine to investigate the Bidens and pushing assistance from Attorney General William Barr and Rudolph Giuliani, his personal lawyer.
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Takeaway:
1. Trump asked for investigation into Bidens, along w/ one to undermine fact that Russia hacked DNC
2. Immediately before asking for this "favor," Trump brought up US aid (which he just froze) & said Ukraine hadn't been as good to US as it could
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The Impeachment Process, Explained
Democrats are intensifying talk of trying to remove President Trump for pressuring Ukraine to go after a political rival. Here’s how that would work.
Executive Power Survey
The Times sent a survey to the presidential candidates about their understanding of the scope and limits of the presidential authority they would wield if elected.
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Charlie Savage
These Democratic presidential candidates didn't answer the questions about their views on the limits of executive power and which post-Trump limits they would sign: de Blasio, Castro, Delaney, Steyer, & Yang.
If they later do, we'll add their responses.
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Presidential Power Must Be Curbed After Trump, 2020 Candidates Say
The presidential hopefuls detailed their views on the limits of executive power in response to a New York Times survey.
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Project rollout: I asked the 2020 presidential candidates a series of tough questions about what limits on their own power they would obey and what post-Trump reforms they would sign into law. 17 answered, including all the major Democratic contenders.
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I asked Trump's 2020 challengers which potential new new limits on executive power they'd sign into law, in light of his serial norm violations. Their answers suggest that if one of them wins, a post-Watergate style period of reform could be coming.
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Judge Rules Terrorism Watchlist Violates Constitutional Rights
A ruling on Wednesday called into question the constitutionality of a major tool the F.B.I. and the Department of Homeland Security use for screening potential terrorism suspects.
Obama Backers Fear Opportunities to Reshape Judiciary Are Slipping Away
President Obama has sent the Senate far fewer judicial nominations than former President George W. Bush did in his first 10 months in office.
Trump Administration Asks Congress to Reauthorize N.S.A.’s Deactivated Call Records Program
The White House is seeking reauthorization of a law that lets the N.S.A. gain access to logs of Americans’ phone and text records — while acknowledging that the program has been indefinitely halted.
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Charlie Savage
New: The next fight in the Stellarwind/Snowden/Freedom Act saga has arrived. In letter obtained by NYT, Trump asks Congress to permanently reauthorize NSA's expiring power to access domestic call records, acknowledging program is dysfunctional & suspended.
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Defiant Former Blackwater Contractor Again Sentenced to Life
A federal judge sentenced Nicholas Slatten for murdering an Iraqi citizen, which prosecutors said prompted the shooting of dozens of Iraqis in Baghdad.
The House v. Trump: Stymied Lawmakers Increasingly Battle in the Courts
Lawmakers say President Trump’s disregard for their authority leaves them no choice but to use the courts with greater frequency, but that could have constitutional consequences.
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It was once rare for Congress to go to court. But the number of cases House Democrats are now litigating is historically unprecedented -- a Trump-era aberration that is accelerating a larger shift in governance whose seeds predate Trump. w/ @npfandos
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Trump Names an Acting Spy Chief as No. 2 Intelligence Official Steps Down
The abrupt decision to install Joseph Maguire as director of national intelligence comes after the resignation of Sue Gordon, the No. 2 spy chief.