Insisting on similarity is a kind of lie to make Clinton’s conduct look worse than it was, to make Trump’s look more benign than it was, or both at the same time ..read more

This page is intended to track any primary source documents or other materials relating to the former president's indictment and subsequent proceedings ..read more

And there never was ..read more

Special Counsel Jack Smith submitted a motion for a protective order to limit the disclosure of sensitive and confidential discovery information as the case progresses ..read more

How do the many cases against Donald Trump, past, present, and likely to come, interact with or depart from one another ..read more

Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 federal charges ..read more

On June 13, former President Donald Trump was arraigned in Miami Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into the improper removal of classified documents from the White House to Mar-a-Lago. On Tuesday, June 13, at 4:45 p.m. ET,  Lawfare correspondent Anna Bower was in the courtroom for the arraignment and will join Lawfare Editor-in-Chief Benjamin Wittes and Lawfare Senior Editor Quinta Jurecic to discuss what occurred. You may attend the event using the link below ..read more

And why did the press line up 27 hours before it started ..read more

What you need to know about the controversial rule likely to play a central role in the Mar-a-Lago case ..read more

The Trump administration’s record of Espionage Act prosecutions further casts doubt on the idea that his own indictment is a witch hunt, but both should lead us to rethink the Espionage Act’s capaciousness ..read more