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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 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 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: 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,” ’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 Yorker, and .

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 ,” Festival (August 2019)

Panelist, “Truth Decay: Deep Fakes and the Implications for Privacy, National Security, and Democracy,” Maryland Symposium (February 2019)

Moderator, “Communicating National Security to Non-Experts,” NatSecGirlSquad Conference (November 2018)

Presenter, “Social Media and National Security,” 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 Infection 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 ,” with Benjamin Wittes, Cody Poplin, and Clara Spera. , 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 Diference 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 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 .” 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 fght to stop teenagers from getting .” 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, , 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

“ explains the values of the justice system, and why they matter.” The Washington Post, January 8, 2021.

“Explaining the — and how information fows 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 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 Confrm Amy Coney Barrett Justifes Court Packing,” with Susan Hennessey. The Atlantic, October 4, 2020.

“The Tedium of Trump.” The Atlantic, September 28, 2020.

“Trump is Terrifed 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 .” 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 Efort 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 Ratifed,” 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 Ofers 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 Confrmation Still Haunts Us.” The Atlantic, September 18, 2019.

“The Marker of an Authoritarian.” The Atlantic, September 11, 2019.

“Impeachment, but Without the Moral Clarity.” The Atlantic, July 27, 2019.

“Kamala Harris’s Mistake.” The Atlantic, June 14, 2019.

“Mueller Counted on Institutions to Grapple With His Report. They Didn’t.” The Atlantic, May 30, 2019.

“Impeachment Is a Refusal to Accept the Unacceptable.” The Atlantic, May 23, 2019.

“If Congress Won’t Act, Trump Will.” The Atlantic, May 15, 2019.

“All of the Impeachable Ofenses.” The Atlantic, May 2, 2019.

“No One Who Matters Has Read the Mueller Report Yet.” The Atlantic, March 26, 2019.

“The Most Important—And Neglected—Moment of the Hearing.” The Atlantic, March 1, 2019.

“A Turning Point for Sextortion.” The Atlantic, February 11, 2019.

“A Confederacy of Grift.” The Atlantic, February 10, 2019.

“The Real Signifcance of the FBI’s Probe Into Trump.” The Atlantic, January 16, 2019.

“You Know You're in a Constitutional Crisis When …” The Atlantic, January 13, 2019.

“How the Trump Administration Sees the Border.” The Atlantic, December 19, 2018.

“The Central Challenge of the Fight Against .” The Atlantic, November 8, 2018.

“ Discovers the Unfairness of the World.” The Atlantic, September 28, 2018.

“The Wrong Question for Brett Kavanaugh.” The Atlantic, September 19, 2018.

“The End of All Illusions.” The Atlantic, July 16, 2018.

7 “A Choice Between Cruelty and Mercy.” The Atlantic, June 18, 2018.

“The Moments After Trump Tweets.” The Atlantic, May 25, 2018.

“Bad News for President Trump,” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, April 21, 2018.

“How Courts Are Neutralizing Trump’s Deceptions.” The Atlantic, April 16, 2018.

“Is America on the Verge of a Constitutional Crisis?” with Benjamin Wittes. The Atlantic, March 17, 2018.

“Institutions Can’t Save America From Trump.” The Washington Post, February 16, 2018.

“The Supreme Court Is Ignoring Trump as Much as Possible.” Foreign Policy, July 7, 2017.

“Can a president who disregards the truth uphold his oath of ofce?” The Washington Post, January 27, 2017.

Journalism on Lawfare

“The New Russia Sanctions Resolve a Mystery That Mueller Left Unanswered.” Lawfare, April 17, 2021.

“Whither the Trump Financial Documents Cases?” with Bryce Klehm. Lawfare, March 2, 2021.

“The Justice Department is Prosecuting an American for Election Interference—in 2016.” Lawfare, January 30, 2021.

“The Urgency of a Second Trump Impeachment.” Lawfare, January 8, 2021.

“An Opportunity for Democratic Renewal,” with Alan Z. Rozenshtein and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, November 7, 2020.

“Did Mueller Fail?” Lawfare, November 2, 2020.

“The Halkbank Case Should Be a Very Big Deal,” with Scott R. Anderson and Susan Hennessey. Lawfare, October 31, 2020.

“Cancel the Vice Presidential Debate,” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, October 7, 2020.

“Thirty-Six Hours of Cheapfakes,” with Jacob Schulz. Lawfare, September 3, 2020.

“The Commutation Is Even More Corrupt Than It Seems,” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, July 11, 2020.

8 “The Supreme Court Rules in the Trump Subpoena Cases,” with Scott R. Anderson, Charlotte Butash, Susan Hennessey, Margaret Taylor and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, July 9, 2020.

“What’s New in the Unredacted Mueller Report?” Lawfare, July 2, 2020.

“An Ugly Day for the Justice Department,” with Susan Hennessey and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, May 7, 2020.

“Flynn Redux: What Those FBI Documents Really Show,” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, May 1, 2020.

“The 2020 Presidential Candidates Stay (Mostly) Quiet on Law Enforcement Independence,” with Andrew Kent. Lawfare, February 19, 2020.

“The President Tweets and the Justice Department Complies,” with Mikhaila Fogel, Susan Hennessey and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, February 11, 2020.

“The Authoritarian Arguments for Trump’s Acquittal,” with Alan Z. Rozenshtein. Lawfare, January 31, 2020.

“Members of the House Are on Notice: No Tweeting Deepfakes,” with Evelyn Douek and Jacob Schulz. Lawfare, January 30, 2020.

“Facebook Takes a Step Forward on Deepfakes—And Stumbles,” with Robert Chesney and Danielle Citron. Lawfare, January 8, 2020.

“Marking Up the Articles of Impeachment,” with Scott R. Anderson, Susan Hennessey and Margaret Taylor. Lawfare, December 11, 2019.

“The Trade-Ofs in the Articles of Impeachment,” with Scott R. Anderson, Susan Hennessey, Margaret Taylor and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, December 10, 2019.

“How the Schif Report Deals With Disinformation,” with Jacob Schulz. Lawfare, December 8, 2019.

“What to Make of the First Day of Impeachment Hearings,” with Scott R. Anderson. Lawfare, November 13, 2019.

“Nonconsensual Pornography, Political Scandals and a Warning for 2020.” Lawfare, October 24, 2019.

“The Hearing and the Whistleblower Complaint: L’Afaire Ukrainienne Continues,” with Scott R. Anderson, Jacob Schulz and Margaret Taylor. Lawfare, September 26, 2019.

“Self-Impeaching: On the Trump-Zelensky Conversation,” with Scott R. Anderson, Mikhaila Fogel, Susan Hennessey, Jacob Schulz, Margaret Taylor and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, September 25, 2019.

9 “So You Want to Impeach the President,” with Susan Hennessey and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, September 24, 2019.

“On the Mystery of the McCabe Grand Jury,” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, September 13, 2019.

“Good News for Christopher Wray: Morale Is Up at (Most of) the FBI,” with Scott R. Anderson and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, August 15, 2019.

“More CVE for White People: The Radicalization Process Revisited,” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, August 6, 2019.

“Impeachment Proceedings and the Congressional Oath.” Lawfare, July 29, 2019.

“Bipartisan Agreement on Election Security—And a Partisan Fight Anyway,” with Scott R. Anderson, Eugenia Lostri and Margaret Taylor. Lawfare, July 28, 2019.

“Mueller’s Testimony: The Baton Passes to Congress,” with Scott R. Anderson, Hadley Baker, Mikhaila Fogel, Susan Hennessey, Vishnu Kannan, Eugenia Lostri, David Priess, Margaret Taylor and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, July 24, 2019.

“How Congress Should Think About Mueller’s Testimony.” Lawfare, July 9, 2019.

“Nancy Pelosi’s Argument Against Impeachment Doesn’t Make Sense.” Lawfare, June 15, 2019.

“About That Pelosi Video: What to Do About ‘Cheapfakes’ in 2020,” with Robert Chesney and Danielle Citron. Lawfare, May 29, 2019.

“The House Is Right to Move Toward an Impeachment Inquiry.” Lawfare, May 21, 2019.

“Is There a Perjury Case Against Barr?” with Mikhaila Fogel. Lawfare, May 2, 2019.

“Robert Mueller’s Take Care Clause.” Lawfare, April 29, 2019.

“The Supreme Court Has No Role in Impeachment.” Lawfare, April 24, 2019.

“Obstruction of Justice in the Mueller Report: A Heat Map.” Lawfare, April 21, 2019.

“The Mueller Report Demands an Impeachment Inquiry,” with Susan Hennessey. Lawfare, April 20, 2019.

“What Mueller Found on Russia and on Obstruction: A First Analysis,” with Scott R. Anderson, Victoria Clark, Mikhaila Fogel, Sarah Grant, Susan Hennessey, Matthew Kahn, Lev Sugarman, Margaret Taylor, and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, April 18, 2019.

10 “WikiLeaks and the Lost Promise of the Internet.” Lawfare, April 15, 2019.

“Take More Care: Did the President Tell Subordinates to Violate the Law?” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, April 13, 2019.

“Memo to the Press: How Not to Screw Up on the Mueller Report,” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, April 10, 2019.

“What to Make of Bill Barr’s Letter,” with Mikhaila Fogel, Susan Hennessey, Matthew Kahn, and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, March 24, 2019.

“The Cohen of Silence Breaks: What to Make of Wednesday’s Testimony,” with Mikhaila Fogel, Matthew Kahn, Margaret Taylor and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, February 27, 2019.

“Four Principles for Reading the Mueller Report,” with Mikhaila Fogel, Susan Hennessey and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, February 21, 2019.

“Thoughts on Andrew McCabe’s 60 Minutes Interview,” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, February 18, 2019.

“Jef Bezos Accuses the National Enquirer of Sextortion.” Lawfare, February 7, 2019.

“‘Get Me Roger Stone’: What to Make of the ‘Dirty Trickster’s’ Indictment,” with Susan Hennessey, Matthew Kahn, Lev Sugarman and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, January 25, 2019.

“The Latest Revelation From BuzzFeed News: Trump Reportedly Directed Cohen to Lie to Congress,” with Mikhaila Fogel, Susan Hennessey, Matthew Kahn and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, January 28, 2019.

“Lessons from Watergate: What the Senate Judiciary Committee Should Ask Bill Barr,” with Mikhaila Fogel and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, January 14, 2019.

“Everyone Calm Down About That Declaration of National Emergency.” Lawfare, January 9, 2019.

“The Former National Security Advisor’s Sentencing Hearing: Flynncompetent Judging,” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, December 19, 2018.

“What to Make of the Mystery Judgment in In re Grand Jury Subpoena,” with Scott R. Anderson. Lawfare, December 18, 2018.

“Did the Internet Research Agency Use Sextortion Against Americans?” Lawfare, December 17, 2018.

“Does Trump’s Involvement in the Cohen Payments Constitute an Impeachable Ofense? Part II,” with Bob Bauer. Lawfare, December 17, 2018.

11 “Does Trump’s Involvement in the Cohen Payments Constitute an Impeachable Ofense?” with Bob Bauer. Lawfare, December 11, 2018.

“'Totally Clears the President'? What Those Cohen and Manafort Filings Really Say,” with Victoria Clark, Mikhaila Fogel, and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, December 7, 2018.

“A Flynntriguing Sentencing Memorandum,” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, December 5, 2018.

“Is Donald Trump's Tweet About Roger Stone Witness Tampering?” with Susan Hennessey. Lawfare, December 3, 2018.

“There’s a Lot Going On in Michael Cohen’s Sentencing Memo,” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, December 1, 2018.

“What to Look for in Possible Assange Charges,” with Susan Hennessey, Matthew Kahn, and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, November 16, 2018.

“Jef Sessions’s Firing, ’s Rise and the Attorney General’s Role In the Mueller Investigation,” with Mikhaila Fogel, Susan Hennessey, Matthew Kahn, Anushka Limaye, and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, November 7, 2018.

“The Watergate Road Map: What are the Documents?” with Victoria Clark. Lawfare, October 31, 2018.

“The Chaos of Trump’s Would-be Birthright Citizenship Order,” with Carrie Cordero. Lawfare, October 30, 2018.

“Gab Vanishes, and the Internet Shrugs.” Lawfare, October 29, 2018.

“Where in the World is Elena Khusyaynova?” Lawfare, October 26, 2018.

“Russian Electoral Interference: 2018 Midterms Edition,” with Victoria Clark, Mikhaila Fogel, Susan Hennessey, Matthew Kahn, and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, October 19, 2018.

“Collusion Is Not a Crime, Trump Campaign Argues.” Lawfare. October 10, 2018.

“The Manafort Guilty Plea, the Mueller Investigation, and the President,” with Victoria Clark, Mikhaila Fogel, Matthew Kahn, Susan Hennessey, and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, October 14, 2018.

“Platform Justice: Content Moderation at an Infection Point,” with Danielle Citron. Lawfare, September 7, 2018.

“About That 60-Day Rule…” Lawfare, September 3, 2018.

12 “What Michael Cohen’s Plea and ’s Conviction Mean for Trump and the Mueller Investigation,” with Mikhaila Fogel, Susan Hennessey, and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, August 21, 2018.

“The Myth-Busting Papadopoulos Sentencing Memo,” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, August 18, 2018.

“Peter Smith’s Search for Hillary Clinton’s Emails: The Subplot Thickens,” with Victoria Clark, Matthew Kahn, Mikhaila Fogel, and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, August 10, 2018.

“Seven Theories of the Case, Updated: One Year Later, What More Do We Know About L’Afaire Russe?” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, August 2, 2018.

“The Latest Russia Twist: Criminal Charges Against Mariia Butina,” with Victoria Clark, Mikhaila Fogel, Matthew Kahn, and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, July 16, 2018.

“From the Travel Ban to Family Separations: Malevolence, Incompetence, Carelessness,” with Carrie Cordero. Lawfare, July 3, 2018.

“The Travel Ban Decision and the Ghost of Korematsu.” Lawfare, June 28, 2018.

“Nine Takeaways From the Inspector General’s Report on the Clinton Email Investigation,” with Autumn Brewington, Victoria Clark, Susan Hennessey, Matthew Kahn, and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, June 14, 2018.

“Donald Trump’s Pardon Power and the State of Exception.” Lawfare, June 11, 2018.

“How to Read the January Letter From Trump’s Lawyers to Mueller’s Ofce,” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, June 4, 2018.

“'The Day that We Can't Protect Human Sources': The President and the House Intelligence Committee Burn an Informant,” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, May 19, 2018.

“The Mueller Protection Legislation Moves Forward and Shifts Focus.” Lawfare, April 28, 2018.

“‘Why Did You Wait?’: Moral Emptiness and Drone Strikes.” Lawfare, April 9, 2018

“The First Sentencing of the Mueller Investigation: A Van Der Zwaan-Song.” Lawfare, April 3, 2018.

“FOSTA: The New Anti-Sex-Trafcking Legislation May Not End the Internet, But It’s Not Good Law Either,” with Danielle Citron. Lawfare, March 28, 2018.

“Will We Ever Learn What Bob Mueller Knows?” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, March 21, 2018.

13 “What We Know, and Don’t Know, About the Firing of Andrew McCabe,” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, March 17, 2018.

“Chaos at the State Department: Tillerson Is Out, Pompeo Is In—and Everybody Is Confused,” with Scott R. Anderson. Lawfare, March 13, 2018.

“Sam Nunberg’s Media Meltdown—and What He Might Want to Remember About Special Prosecutors’ Powers,” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, March 5, 2018.

“Takeaways From the House Intelligence Democrats’ Memo,” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, February 24, 2018.

“Russian Infuence Campaign: What’s in the Latest Mueller Indictment,” with Sarah Grant, Matthew Kahn, Matt Tait, and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, February 16, 2018.

“'I Hope This Is an Instance of Fake News': FBI Messages Show the Bureau's Real Reaction to Trump Firing James Comey,” with Nora Ellingsen, Sabrina McCubbin, Shannon Togawa Mercer, and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, February 5, 2018.

“Thoughts on the Nunes Memo: We Need to Talk About Devin,” with Shannon Togawa Mercer and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, February 2, 2018.

“It Was Worse than You Think: The House Intelligence Meeting on the Nunes Memo.” Lawfare, January 31, 2018.

“How to Handle an Intelligence Committee Chairman Gone Rogue,” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, January 30, 2018.

“Trump’s Efort to Fire Mueller: Reactions to the New York Times Report,” with Susan Hennessey and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, January 25, 2018.

“How Many of Devin Nunes’s GOP Colleagues on the Intelligence Committee Will Stand Up for the Accuracy of His Memo? Hint: Not Many,” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, January 23, 2018.

“Devin Nunes’s Mystery Memo: Repeating the Cycle of Distraction.” Lawfare, January 20, 2018.

“Marriage of Convenience? Liberals and the Intelligence Community Come Together Over the Russia Connection.” Lawfare, August 13, 2017.

“Your House Judiciary Committee Hard at Work with the People’s Business.” Lawfare, August 1, 2017.

“The Wall Begins to Crumble: Notes on Collusion,” with Jane Chong and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, July 11, 2017.

14 “On Bad Lawyering in Presidential Scandals Past and Present,” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, June 11, 2017.

“Did We Learn Anything New in Comey's SSCI Hearing?” with Jane Chong and Susan Hennessey. Lawfare, June 8, 2017.

“Takeaways From Comey's Prepared Testimony for the Senate Select Intelligence Committee,” with Susan Hennessey and Matthew Kahn. Lawfare, June 7, 2017.

“A New Jurisprudence for an Oathless Presidency.” Lawfare, June 2, 2017.

“Takeaways from Former CIA Director Brennan's Testimony Today.” Lawfare, May 23, 2017.

“Your City or Your Soul: On Moral Compromise and Government Service.” Lawfare. May 22, 2017.

“Questions Raised by Rod Rosenstein’s Statement,” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, May 19, 2017.

“Initial Reactions on the Appointment of Robert Mueller As Special Counsel,” with Jane Chong, Susan Hennessey, Matthew Kahn, and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, May 17, 2017.

“Another Bomb Drops: Initial Thoughts on Trump Asking Comey to Kill the Flynn Investigation,” with Helen Klein Murillo, , Susan Hennessey, Matthew Kahn, Paul Rosenzweig, and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, May 16, 2017.

“Bombshell: Initial Thoughts on the Washington Post’s Game-Changing Story,” with Jack Goldsmith, Susan Hennessey, Matthew Kahn, Benjamin Wittes, and Elishe Julian Wittes. Lawfare, May 15, 2017.

“Takeaways from Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe's Testimony Today.” Lawfare, May 11, 2017.

“Did Attorney General Sessions Violate His Promise to Recuse Himself in Recommending Comey’s Dismissal?” with Susan Hennessey. Lawfare, May 10, 2017.

“Seven Theories of the Case: What Do We Really Know About L’Afaire Russe and What Could it All Mean?” with Jane Chong and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, May 1, 2017.

“President Trump is Above the Law (of Incitement).” Lawfare, April 30, 2017.

“Body Double: What Medieval Executive Theory Tells Us About Trump’s Twitter Accounts.” Lawfare, April 24, 2017.

“Of Course There’s Evidence Trump Colluded with Russian Intelligence,” with Jordan Brunner and Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, April 7, 2017.

15 “Did the Justice Department Try to Keep Sally Yates from Testifying?” with Helen Klein Murillo. Lawfare, March 28, 2017.

“Did the Justice Department Just Admit Doubts Over Trump’s Oath?” Lawfare, March 26, 2017.

“What The Heck Is Devin Nunes Talking About? A Guide for the Perplexed,” with Benjamin Wittes and Susan Hennessey. Lawfare, March 22, 2017.

“The Revolt of the Judges: What Happens When the Judiciary Doesn’t Trust the President’s Oath,” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, March 16, 2017.

“Flynn, FISA, and FARA: On Foreign Principals and Agents of Foreign Powers,” with Susan Hennessey. Lawfare, March 10, 2017.

“What Happens When We Don’t Believe the President’s Oath?” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, March 3, 2017.

“Bannon in Washington: A Report on the Incompetence of Evil.” Lawfare, February 14, 2017.

“President Trump, Quebec, and the Dismantling of CVE.” Lawfare, February 6, 2017.

“An Update on SSCI Report Litigation.” Lawfare, January 24, 2017.

“Guantanamo Habeas Motion Appears to Reference Trump Tweet.” Lawfare, January 23, 2017.

“About that Explosive Trump Story: Take a Deep Breath,” with Benjamin Wittes and Susan Hennessey. Lawfare, January 10, 2017.

“Trolling as Politics: Online Harassment Under President Trump.” Lawfare, January 9, 2017.

“On Bullshit and the Oath of Ofce: The ‘LOL Nothing Matters’ Presidency.” Lawfare, November 23, 2016.

“Does Presidential Moral Refection Matter? We’re About to Find Out.” Lawfare, November 14, 2016.

“CVE for White People: The Trumpist Movement and the Radicalization Process,” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, November 4, 2016.

“Sextortion as Dystopia: About That Black Mirror Episode.” Lawfare, October 24, 2016.

“Obama’s Term-End Thoughts on Targeted Killing.” Lawfare, October 17, 2016.

“Clemency for Snowden? What the Debate Can’t Tell Us.” Lawfare, September 20, 2016.

16 “The Legality of Donald Trump’s Proposal to Try U.S. Citizens by Military Commission.” Lawfare, August 12, 2016.

“The Justice Department Responds to Sen. Boxer on Sextortion—Sort Of,” with Benjamin Wittes. Lawfare, August 5, 2016.

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