Category Archives: Department of Justice
Jack Goldsmith: “The Prosecution of Trump May Have Terrible Consequences”
Must-read NYT oped:
It may be satisfying now to see the special counsel Jack Smith indict Donald Trump for his reprehensible and possibly criminal actions in connection with the 2020 presidential election. But the prosecution, which might be justified, reflects… Continue reading
“The 2024 Election Could Be the End of the Cases Against Donald Trump”
Paul Rosenzweig in The Atlantic: “[The 2024 election will] be a referendum on whether Trump will ever be held legally accountable for his actions. Trump faces multiple civil suits and at least two criminal indictments (with two more seemingly… Continue reading
“DOJ Will Not Pursue Campaign Finance Charge Against Sam Bankman-Fried”
Forbes: “The Justice Department will not pursue a campaign finance charge against Sam Bankman-Fried as part of an effort to adhere to the legal obligations of the FTX founder’s extradition from the Bahamas.” You can find the letter here… Continue reading
“Trump Lawyers Meet With Special Counsel’s Team as Jan. 6 Indictment Looms”
WSJ:
Donald Trump’s lawyers met Thursday with special counsel Jack Smith’s team, people familiar with the matter said, as federal prosecutors move closer toward bringing an indictment against the former president over efforts to cling to power after… Continue reading
“Top election security expert fired by Trump confirms he spoke with special counsel”
CNN: “Chris Krebs [former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency] confirmed to CNN publicly for the first time Tuesday that he has spoken with investigators. Krebs sat down with special counsel Jack Smith’s team in early… Continue reading
The Federal Role in U.S. Elections, in One Picture
Bipartisan Policy Center has this explainer, which “identifies the primary entities from each branch of the federal government with a role in elections and their overlap and inter-agency collaboration to equip election stakeholders to better use existing resources and… Continue reading
“The origins of the next Trump indictment”
Politico’s dive into the different strands of the effort to overturn the 2020 election result:
Two and a half years have passed since the insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021. Yet investigators are still piecing together the breadth of Trump’s attempt… Continue reading
How Criminal Charges Are Affecting the GOP Presidential Race
Politico Playbook sums it up: “Most observers, including us, have been cautious in predicting the political fallout from the criminal cases engulfing Trump. But the data has been clear. Every act of accountability from the justice system has strengthened Trump’s… Continue reading
“5 things to watch for if Trump is indicted again”
Aaron Blake’s in WaPo on a potential federal indictment for Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
“Special counsel scrutinizing February 2020 meeting where Trump praised US election security protections”
CNN:
Special counsel Jack Smith’s office has asked former US officials about a February 2020 Oval Office meeting where then-President Donald Trump praised improvements to the security of US elections, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
In… Continue reading
“Even as third indictment looms, many Republicans still stand by Trump”
A not-very-surprising WaPo story from Iowa: “Even with the backdrop of Trump facing another potential indictment over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, many GOP voters wrote off the former president’s legal challenges as part of a continued liberal… Continue reading
“As Inquiries Compound, Justice System Pours Resources Into Scrutinizing Trump”
NYT on the resources being devoted to investigating the former president, including around $25 million that the office of Special Counsel Jack Smith is on track to spend this year: “These efforts, taken as a whole, do not appear to… Continue reading
“GOP Splits Over Jan. 6 Deepen as Trump Indictment Looms”
WSJ: “The former president and many of his allies have played down the riot and boosted support for those who stormed the Capitol. A smaller wing of the party has strongly criticized Trump and the rioters. In between… Continue reading