1/ Announcing: Just Security will be expanding its #January6th Clearinghouse

@NormEisen @rgoodlaw @justinhendrix as editors of the repository

Now includes ALL #January6thCommittee transcripts

- Identifies each witness’s affiliation
- Uses perma-links

justsecurity.org/77022/january-… 2/
- We use permanent links (@permacc) to guard against link rot and removal of content from the congressional site.

- All transcripts are text searchable (OCR)

- Coming soon: An interactive search function.

See below how we categorize all witnesses by relevant affiliations.

1/ #January6thCommittee’s Final Report is available in our Clearinghouse of all documents (listed under Congressional Documents).

justsecurity.org/77022/january-…

Direct link: justsecurity.org/wp-content/upl…

Notably, the committee references several articles published by Just Security … 2/ The #January6thReport cites this Just Security article by @UChicagoLaw’s professor Albert W. Alschuler.

“Trump and the Insurrection Act: The Legal Framework.”

justsecurity.org/82696/trump-an…

Give a listen

To this deep discussion of the findings of the #January6thCommittee and expected follow-through by the Justice Department.

A conversation with leading experts:

@BarbMcQuade
@AshaRangappa_
@rgoodlaw

Host: @pshah518

buzzsprout.com/2074610/119094… 2. Our expert panel discusses this article by @ryanjreilly @KenDilanianNBC

@rgoodlaw: "There's a really good piece in NBC News by [Ryan] Reilly and Ken Dilanian that walks through how the committee handled the FBI analysis."

nbcnews.com/politics/congr…

We’re handing over the keys of our Twitter account this evening to @rgoodlaw and @justinhendrix this eve.

They will be live-tweeting the #January6thHearings #January6thCommitteeHearings. 2. Bill Barr:

Three discussions with Trump on 11/23, 12/1, 12/14.

“I made it clear I did not agree with the idea of saying the election was stolen and putting out this stuff, which I told the President it was BULLSH*T.”

Reason for his resignation.

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1535052130452529153

With news "Worried Trump could 'go rogue,' Milley took top-secret action to protect nuclear weapons" (via @realBobWoodward new book)

Reup:

Prof @DakotaRudesill's deep analysis of presidential-military control over #nuclear wpns (including Nixon history)
justsecurity.org/73211/good-gov… 2. Here's the accompanying news story on the Woodward book

via @jamiegangel @jeremyherb @elizabethstuart

cnn.com/2021/09/14/pol…

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Historian of political rhetoric, @jenmercieca annotates a recent Tucker Carlson presentation.

She begins with general research on conspiracies and propaganda, with insights from cognitive science.

Then a section-by-section dissection.

justsecurity.org/77078/the-prop… 2. "Propaganda often relies upon fear appeals to demonize the 'them' and scare the 'us' into maintaining a warlike footing."

"From cognitive science we learn how these kinds of appeals work against our body’s basic physiology, denying our ability to reason."

Exhibit one:

BREAKING: President Biden Revokes Trump Executive Order Sanctioning #InternationalCriminalCourt

@BethVanSchaack (@StanfordLaw) writes about the development and the broader context in which it fits.

justsecurity.org/75598/breaking… 2. Secretary of State @SecBlinken's full statement:

"Ending Sanctions and Visa Restrictions against Personnel of the International Criminal Court"

state.gov/ending-sanctio…

NEW from @DaniSchulkin → The @StateDept’s top lawyer has a conflict of interest in @StateOIG investigation into the #Saudi arms sale.

Why he should have recused himself and why @HouseForeign is justified in seeking further information on this case:

justsecurity.org/71983/a-confli… 2. From the article's interview with @NormEisen, former White House special counsel for ethics and government reform:

State Dept's acting legal adviser Marik String's reported actions raise “multiple red flags."

.@just_security is introducing a new series today assessing #coronavirus responses across the globe and their impact on human rights.
justsecurity.org/69806/assessin… We're kicking off the series with this in-depth look at what’s taking place in #Hungary under the leadership of Victor Orbán. justsecurity.org/69780/hungary-…

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We had a lot of important commentary and analysis this week.

Below👇is the complete roundup.

But we thought to highlight a few very special pieces starting with ...

justsecurity.org/68658/recap-of… 2.

"If you understand the Justice Department, the damage has already been done. The reputation and credibility of the Justice Department has been dealt a significant blow."

- Lisa Monaco, former Assistant to the President and worked for Reno and Mueller

justsecurity.org/68689/the-soul…

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A sample of our most impactful articles this week.

1. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) on dark money and the Supreme Court

justsecurity.org/67591/with-sup… 2. Marc Polymeropoulos (@Mpolymer) with an insider’s view of CIA’s Russia portfolio under President Trump

justsecurity.org/67623/a-call-t…

The United Nations released a major report on the #YemenWar

Today we've started a series by legal experts discussing the Report.

Introduction by @bridgewriter @rgoodlaw here:
justsecurity.org/66149/introduc…

The UN Report itself cites *five* Just Security articles, including...<thread> 1. Cited in the UN Report:

On siege warfare and starvation of civilians
By @BethVanSchaack (@StanfordLaw)

justsecurity.org/29157/siege-wa…

Amid a new House probe into whether Trump is w/holding aid to #Ukraine for its defense v. #Russia in exchange for fake “dirt” on Biden, check out @ViolaGienger’s deep dive.

Thread ...

justsecurity.org/66101/trump-an… “President Trump and his personal attorney appear to have increased pressure on the Ukrainian government and its justice system in service of President Trump’s reelection campaign." -- @RepEliotEngel @RepAdamSchiff @RepCummings in letters to WH & State.

A recap of @just_security's recent coverage of domestic terrorism and right-wing extremism: #ElPasoShooting #ElPasoTerroristAttack How News Media Talk About Terrorism: What the Evidence Shows by @KearnsErinM and @AmarAmarasingam justsecurity.org/63499/how-news…

The Trump admin & the press have been calling the deal signed btw the US and Guatemala a "Safe Third Country" agreement.

It's not.

More from @UChiHumanRights's Susan Gzesh: justsecurity.org/65203/us-guate… Neither government has released the text of the agreement.

A leaked version of the document does NOT say that the deported person must have previously been present in Guatemala to be transferred there.

Busy day in Congress!

9am: House Intelligence Committee on Mueller Report
10am: House Armed Services Commitee on National Defense Authorization Act
10am: House Foreign Affairs Committee on "Emergency" Arms Sales

We've got you covered...
1/4 (including livestream links below) "Unfinished Business: What Mueller Didn’t Cover, But Congress Can"

justsecurity.org/64519/unfinish…

(Your reading accompaniment to Wednesday's House Intelligence Committee hearing on the #MuellerReport) #HPSCI

Livestream:
2/4

We've completed our series on Sidney Blumenthal's Open Memo on #Impeachment

Thanks to extraordinary expert lineup!

@JohnWDean
@rgoodlaw
Hon. Elizabeth Holtzman
@KevinMKruse
@walterpincus
@JillWineBanks
@julianzelizer

Blumenthal's essay:
justsecurity.org/64057/an-open-…
<Thread> 2. The next great piece in our series comparing the political conditions and effects of the Nixon-Clinton-Trump #Impeachment processes:

"The Precedent for Impeachment: Nixon, Not Clinton" | @KevinMKruse and @julianzelizer

justsecurity.org/64070/the-prec…

Would charges for #Assange's role in disclosing classified national security information implicate #PressFreedoms?

Q&A with @rgoodlaw (posing questions) and @steve_vladeck (answering them)

justsecurity.org/40281/qa-assan… Question: “What if the government’s case against Julian Assange is based primarily – and let’s say for the sake of analysis, exclusively – on allegations that he was directly involved in procuring classified information?...”

Sec. Pompeo made a major statement on U.S. military defense of #Philippines against China.

How significant?

How does international law shape the new posture?

“The US-Philippines Defense Treaty and the Pompeo Doctrine on #SouthChinaSea” | by @marknevitt

justsecurity.org/63168/u-s-phil… At the time, @AbeDenmark called it “Big news for the US-Philippines Alliance. Expect China to test within the year (what constitutes an armed attack?).”

https://twitter.com/AbeDenmark/status/1101430172568309760

Nevitt address those legal issues and more in his article.

Our Trump-Russia Timeline has been updated.

New list: justsecurity.org/updates-trump-…

The interactive Timeline: justsecurity.org/trump-russia-t…

New entries include

—US military disruption of Russia mid-terms election interference
—Kushner's security clearances
—profile of Konstantin Kilimnik One of the latest significant entries into the Trump-Russia Timeline:

US military's cyber disruption of Russia's interference in 2018 midterm elections
(reporting by @nakashimae)

washingtonpost.com/world/national…

.@BethVanSchaack is providing a three-part series on recent developments in international criminal law.

Part I looks at key moments in the past year and events on the horizon involving the International Criminal Court. justsecurity.org/60597/internat… Part II of the series focuses on the ad hoc international and hybrid tribunals, like those used in Cambodia and Sierra Leone. justsecurity.org/60615/internat…