Share this page!

Benjamin Wittes Profile picture
Twitter logo
10 Dec, 4 tweets, 3 min read
Ok, it being 1:30 and @Klonick and my not having a guest yet for @inlieuoffunshow, I declare it a #GuestsGoneWild day. In my next tweet, I will tag some key members of the audience. They will respond with some prior guests they would like the bring back.
The first bagged guest will name some other guest he or she wants to talk to. And we'll see what happens. Here we go....
@BigBluBlogger @alicenoteve @chrisargyris @eve_gaumond @paulinebrock @antti_ruokonen @DavBatz @jycefisher
@IlvesToomas @jon_rauch

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with Benjamin Wittes

Benjamin Wittes Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @benjaminwittes

Benjamin Wittes Profile picture
9 Dec
As this idea seems to be taking off, let me say a few words about Merrick Garland as a potential AG, a subject about which I have a lot of thoughts.
First, I floated this idea some time back, before the election, because Garland struck me as precisely the type of person Biden should want running the Justice Department. He has unusually deep experience the the department.
He is also, critically, as close as we have in this day and age to a figure who is actually above politics. Despite what Mitch McConnell did wth his nomination, he the subject of pretty universal admiration among his colleagues on the D.C. Circuit.
Read 11 tweets
Benjamin Wittes Profile picture
8 Dec
A quick read through Judge Sullivan's opinion dismissing the Flynn case:
courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Judge Sullivan rules that Flynn's false statements were material:
Judge Sullivan rejects the government's argument that he has no authority to review an unopposed Rule 48(a) motion:
Read 10 tweets
Benjamin Wittes Profile picture
5 Dec
What did you dream last night?
There was actually a little more to the dream than this. At one point, a prominent lawyer walks into the court, recognizes me, and begins congratulating me about @lawfareblog. This stresses me out further because while it is good for my case before the judge, I have no idea...
...who this person is and I'm clearly supposed to know him.
Also, the judge mysteriously changes gender and race. As a judge, he is African American and male. As a dental hygienist, she is white and female and I am trying to make my case to her before sitting in the chair.
Read 4 tweets
Benjamin Wittes Profile picture
2 Dec
Wow, this puts it as well and as succinctly as I've ever seen it put. Gonna remember the words: "I feel anxious for civic virtue in an era of mis- and disinformation." They capture a lot.
FYI @qjurecic
FYI @alexstamos @noUpside @lisackaplan @Klonick
Read 4 tweets
Benjamin Wittes Profile picture
1 Dec
This is a very good point from @steve_vladeck. The appointment itself does not comply with the regs. If Barr can appoint someone pursuant to his general statutory appointment authority and apply the regs, it is very likely that the next attorney general can rescind the order.
That is, if the appointment is not bound by the regs, presumably rescinding the appointment is not either—and thus does not require good cause. If, by contrast, the appointment *is* bound by the regs, it violates them and thus can be rescinded as unlawful.

I think.
Ok, having looked at this a little more carefully now, here's a first read:
(1) The appointment is not made pursuant to the special counsel regulations but to Barr's general statutory authorities as attorney general:
Read 11 tweets
Benjamin Wittes Profile picture
26 Nov
A Thanksgiving story to warm your pluralistic hearts:
It was the early 1990s, the days before Washington DC had meters in taxis. A famine was raging in Somalia. And I was working in my first job out of college: a brief stint working for an organization that focused on the Middle East peace process.
I was heading to my parents’ house. I was standing in front of a mailbox near my office. I was holding a stack of papers with Hebrew writing on them. I hailed a cab.
Read 19 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Like this author's thread?

Get emails when @benjaminwittes has new unrolls!

Check out other threads from @benjaminwittes!

Read all threads by @benjaminwittes