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QUINTA JURECIC EMPLOYMENT Brookings Institution Fellow May 2021—present Research Analyst July 2017 — April 2018 Research Assistant July 2016 — July 2017 Lawfare Senior Editor May 2021—present Managing Editor April 2018 —May 2021 Deputy Managing Editor January 2018 — April 2018 Associate Editor July 2016 — August 2017 The Atlantic May 2018 — present Contributing Writer Contribute essays regularly to the publication. From November 2019 through August 2019, wrote a weekly feature with Benjamin Wittes on the impeachment of President Trump and its aftermath. Georgetown School of Foreign Service August 2019 — December 2019 Adjunct Professor Taught undergraduate writing seminar on “Writing About Law.” Washington Post August 2017 — January 2018 Editorial Writer Wrote unsigned editorials for the Washington Post Editorial Board, focusing on law and national politics. Contributed multiple op-eds for publication on the paper’s editorial page. EDUCATION Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT B.A. in Government, High Honors and University Honors (the University’s highest award) 2015 Additional Honors: Phi Beta Kappa Honors Thesis: “Records of Anguish: Democracy, Dirty Hands, and the Myth of the Tragic Politician” FELLOWSHIPS Craig Newmark Cyber Journalism Fellow October 2019 1 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT Co-host of “Arbiters of Truth,” Lawfare’s weekly podcast series on disinformation and misinformation. Contributed commentary on MSNBC and radio networks including WNYC, WHYY, and KCRW, as well as print outlets including the New York Times, the New Yorker, and Politico. CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION Colloquium Participant, “Illiberal Politics in America,” University of Virginia School of Law (February 2020) Moderator, “Fireside Chat” on national security policy planning, NatSecGirlSquad Conference (December 2019) Panelist, “The Battle for the Constitution,” The Atlantic Festival (August 2019) Panelist, “Truth Decay: Deep Fakes and the Implications for Privacy, National Security, and Democracy,” Maryland Law Review Symposium (February 2019) Moderator, “Communicating National Security to Non-Experts,” NatSecGirlSquad Conference (November 2018) Presenter, “Social Media and National Security,” Hoover Institution National Security, Technology and Law Working Group (April 2018) Working Group Facilitator, “Protecting the Independence of Federal Law Enforcement,” National Summit for Democracy (February 2018) RESEARCH & WRITING Papers “Platform Justice: Content Moderation at an Inection Point,” with Danielle Citron. Hoover Working Group on National Security, Technology, and Law, Aegis Series Paper No. 1811, September 5, 2018. “Sextortion: Cybersecurity, Teenagers, and Remote Sexual Assault,” with Benjamin Wittes, Cody Poplin, and Clara Spera. Brookings Institution, May 11, 2016. “Closing the Sextortion Sentencing Gap: A Legislative Proposal,” with Benjamin Wittes, Cody Poplin, and Clara Spera. Brookings Institution, May 11, 2016. 2 Op-Eds “Trump thinks everyone breaks the rules. No wonder he does it, too.” The Washington Post, August 27, 2020. “The Comey Circus Rolls On.” The New York Times, August 30, 2019. “Did the ‘Adults in the Room’ Make Any Dierence With Trump?” The New York Times, August 29, 2019. “Will Trump Succeed in Prosecuting Andrew McCabe?” The New York Times, August 28, 2019. “Who Owns the Amazon?” The New York Times, August 27, 2019. “Is Trump Risking Re-election Really the Only Step Too Far?” The New York Times, August 26, 2019. “Look at the Mueller Report as a Detective Story. It Will Blow Your Mind.” The New York Times, August 2, 2019. “4 Disturbing Details You May Have Missed in the Mueller Report.” The New York Times, June 7, 2019. “Will There Be Smoking Guns in the Mueller Report?” The New York Times, March 11, 2019. “Robert Mueller Is No Match for Fox News.” The New York Times, December 1, 2018. “What to Care About When Everything Is Terrible.” The New York Times, August 17, 2018. “The Real Risk of the John Brennan Episode.” The New York Times, August 16, 2018. “Why We Obsess Over the Next Trump Tape.” The New York Times, August 15, 2018. “Was Another F.B.I. Agent Thrown Under the Bus for Trump?” The New York Times, August 14, 2018. “How Will ‘Collusion’ Play in the Midterms?” The New York Times, August 13, 2018. “Trump is tightening his grip around the neck of the Justice Department.” The Washington Post, May 31, 2018. “A Cheat Sheet to the Trump Circus.” The New York Times, May 4, 2018. “It’s Mueller, Not Trump, Who Is Draining the Swamp.” The New York Times, April 10, 2018. “The Trump administration’s disturbing ght to stop teenagers from getting abortions.” The Washington Post, December 31, 2017. “Trump should face harassment allegations under oath.” The Washington Post, December 17, 2017. 3 “For President Trump, the truth is beside the point.” The Washington Post, December 4, 2017. “Facebook, Twitter, and Google put our ugliness on the market.” The Washington Post, November 3, 2017. “John Kelly’s politics of grief in the public sphere.” The Washington Post, October 21, 2017. “Robert Mueller can’t save us.” The Washington Post, October 10, 2017. Book Reviews “James Comey explains the values of the justice system, and why they matter.” The Washington Post, January 8, 2021. “Explaining the Steele dossier — and how information ows in Washington.” The Washington Post, November 27, 2019. “Finding truth and civility in court.” The Washington Post, March 22, 2019. “A book about impeachment that Donald Trump likes so much, he tweeted about it.” The Washington Post, August 3, 2018. Journalism “The Ringmaster is Gone.” The Atlantic, May 6, 2021. “The Evolution of Trump’s Threat to America.” The Atlantic, February 18, 2021. “Don’t Move On Just Yet.” The Atlantic, January 23, 2021. “Nihilism is Destroying Our Democracy.” The Atlantic, January 5, 2021. “There Aren’t Serious-Enough Consequences for Those Trying to Break American Democracy.” The Atlantic, November 30, 2020. “The Reckless Race to Conrm Amy Coney Barrett Justies Court Packing,” with Susan Hennessey. The Atlantic, October 4, 2020. “The Tedium of Trump.” The Atlantic, September 28, 2020. “Trump is Terried of Losing,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, August 4, 2020. “The Revenge of the Never Trumpers,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, July 28, 2020. 4 “Nothing Can Justify the Attack on Portland,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, July 21, 2020. “How to Corrupt the Justice Department,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, July 13, 2020. “Mazars Is a Victory for Rule of Law.” The Atlantic. July 11, 2020. “Trump is Campaigning on a Platform of Abject Failure,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, July 7, 2020. “Trump is Exploiting D.C.’s Lack of Statehood.” The Atlantic, June 24, 2020. “Three Plausible—And Troubling—Reasons Why Barr Tried to Force Berman Out,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, June 22, 2020. “Despise Bolton, But Read His Book Anyway,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, June 16, 2020. “Yet Another Week of Trump Failing to be an Actual Authoritarian,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, June 9, 2020. “The Law Enforcement Abuses That Don’t Bother Trump,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, June 1, 2020. “Worse Than a Pardon,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, May 26, 2020. “‘Obamagate’ Is Just Trump’s Latest Eort at Distraction,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, May 19, 2020. “What Judge Sullivan Should Do,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, May 11, 2020. “The Supreme Court Case That Could Destroy the Balance of Powers.” The Atlantic, May 11, 2020. “To Trump, ‘Complete and Total Exoneration’ Is Always Right Around the Corner,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, May 5, 2020. “The Democrats Have No Good Options,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, April 28, 2020. “Being an Actual Authoritarian Is Too Much Work for Trump,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, April 14, 2020. “Trump’s Allies Know He Has Failed,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, April 7, 2020. “This Isn’t All Trump’s Fault (But He Isn’t Helping Either),” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, March 31, 2020. “Trump Can’t Even Imitate a Normal President,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, March 24, 2020. 5 “Trump Seems to Be Missing His Old Scandals,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, March 17, 2020. “Incompetence Exacerbated by Malevolence,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, March 10, 2020. “Trump’s Playbook Is Terribly Ill-Suited to a Pandemic,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, March 3, 2020. “Trump’s Most Dangerous Destruction Yet,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, February 25, 2020. “Imagine If a Democrat Behaved Like Bill Barr,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, February 18, 2020. “The Oversight Wars Are Not Going Away,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, February 11, 2020. “How to Avoid Despair.” The Atlantic, February 9, 2020. “23 Dangerous Propositions the Senate Just Ratied,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, February 5, 2020. “The Utter Ridiculousness of the U.S. Senate,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, January 27, 2020. “Trump’s Impeachment Brief Is a Howl of Rage,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, January 20, 2020. “The Senate Trial Will Be Totally Predictable—With One Potential for Surprise,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, January 13, 2020. “Pelosi and McConnell Are Playing High-Stakes Poker,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, January 7, 2020. “The Serious Silliness of Impeachment,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, December 23, 2019. “The Remedy for Mitch McConnell,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, December 16, 2019. “If the Witnesses Could Exonerate Trump, Why Aren’t They Testifying?” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, December 9, 2019. “How to Tell If Trump Is Winning,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, November 18, 2019. “Stop Waiting for a Savior.” The Atlantic, November 15, 2019. “The Ukraine Transcripts Are a Road Map for Impeachment,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, November 11, 2019. “Trump Is Running Out of Defenses,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, November 4, 2019. “The Humiliation of Katie Hill Oers a Warning.” The Atlantic, October 31, 2019. 6 “Trump’s Tantrums Won’t Make Impeachment Go Away,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, October 29, 2019. “Why the Kavanaugh Conrmation Still Haunts Us.” The Atlantic, September 18, 2019.