Developments in obtaining an unredacted Mueller Report and underlying documentary evidence

The nonprofit Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) is litigating Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) cases against the Trump Department of “Injustice” for an unredacted version of the Mueller Report and the underlying supporting documentary evidence. These cases are separate from the congressional lawsuit seeking the unredacted version of the Mueller Report and the underlying supporting … Read more

Special Counsel Robert Mueller testifies before Congress

Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony went like I thought it would as I warned you about lowering your expectations regarding his testimony: Mueller is not to discuss any limitations placed upon the scope of his investigation by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, or Attorney General William Barr, or any deliberations among … Read more

Lowering expectations: treat Robert Mueller as a hostile witness and focus on the inadequacies of his investigation

Special Counsel Robert Mueller should be considered a “hostile witness” in his testimony before congressional committees on Wednesday. As Mueller made clear at his May press conference announcing the end of his investigation, “The special counsel said that he hoped the news conference would be his last public comments and that if he were compelled … Read more

Obstruction of justice in plain sight: a completely lawless Trump administration

The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday broadened its investigation into President Donald Trump and his possible obstruction of justice, authorizing subpoenas for a “Dirty Dozen” of witnesses. House panel authorizes subpoenas for Jared Kushner, Trump officials: The committee also authorized subpoenas to current and former Trump administration officials related to the “zero-tolerance” immigration policy that … Read more