Season 2 of The Aftermath is out now!
Each episode looks at a different area where and whether accountability has been delivered for the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. lawfaremedia.org/article/the-af… "The Grossly Impudent Lie," Episode 1, looks at the perpetrators responsible for the lie that Donald Trump had won the 2020 election—and the different ways they have been held to account. lawfaremedia.org/article/the-af…

Over the past year, Lawfare contributors have analyzed and explained pressing national security issues affecting world affairs. Over this next week, we will highlight a few issue sets that Lawfare contributors have considered. First up, Artificial Intelligence (AI). ChatGPT launched at the end of 2022, and 2023 became the year of AI.

Today, Lawfare is launching the Trump Disqualification Tracker—a page created by @hyeminjhan and Caleb Benjamin to track challenges in the states to remove Trump from the 2024 ballot under Sec. 3 of the 14th amendment.
lawfaremedia.org/current-projec… You can find case info on ongoing Sec. 3 litigation efforts across the country, including in CO, where the trial to bar Trump from the 2024 pres. ballot began today. Senior Editor @rparloff is live tweeting the hearing, and you can follow along here:

https://twitter.com/rparloff/status/1718994325927784493?s=20

Recently, some have argued that Donald Trump is ineligible to run for office in 2024 due to Section 3 of the 14th Amendment which bans candidates from assuming public office if they participated in or assisted an insurrection. Find some of Lawfare's coverage below 🧵 .@IlyaSomin writes that disqualifying Trump from holding public office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment would ultimately help preserve democracy even if it is a democracy-limiting measure. lawfaremedia.org/article/sectio…

Recently, some have argued that Donald Trump is ineligible to run for office in 2024 due to Sec. 3 of the 14th Amendment which bans candidates from assuming public office if they participated in or assisted an insurrection. Find some coverage of Lawfare's coverage below 🧵 .@IlyaSomin writes that disqualifying Trump from holding public office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment would ultimately help preserve democracy even if it is a democracy-limiting measure. lawfaremedia.org/article/sectio…

It has been one month since a D.C. grand jury voted to indict Donald Trump on charges related to interfering with the 2020 presidential election. Find Lawfare's coverage of the third criminal indictment against the former president below: lawfaremedia.org/article/trump-… The Lawfare team stayed up late to write up three pieces the day the indictment was unsealed. @S_R_Anders, @qjurecic, @GKokotakis, @nkorpett, @katherinepomps, and Ben Wittes provided an overview of the entire indictment: lawfaremedia.org/article/the-bi…

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Episode One of The Aftermath, "Day Zero, Ground Zero" delves into what happened on Jan. 6. Hosted by Lawfare’s executive editor, @nkorpett, the episode details the events of the day and the accountability questions that arose after the attack. The episode delves into how security at the Capitol complex failed and who bears political responsibility for the event. @Grace_Segers and @AndyKimNJ —who were at the Capitol that day— detail what they were hearing, feeling, & thinking when violent rioters breached the building.

Former President Trump has been indicted for allegedly mishandling classified documents in the Mar-a-Lago investigation. Here’s a running thread of our coverage, all in one place ⬇️ When news of the indictment in the Mar-a-Lago case broke on the evening of June 8, Benjamin Wittes and @S_R_Anders wrote about what we knew at the time, and what we didn't: lawfareblog.com/trump-indicted…

The death of Tyre Nicholas at the hands of Memphis police has brought renewed public attention to the issue of police violence. Read and listen to @lawfareblog’s past coverage of violence in policing and legal mechanisms for accountability:

lawfareblog.com/topic/policing… Our explainer on the legal doctrine of qualified immunity—one of many structural factors that makes it difficult to hold police officers accountable for wrongdoing:

lawfareblog.com/what-qualified…

Our space is open!

Tweet questions at us and hopefully we will get to you at the end of our panel!

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.@qjurecic wondered if this was going to be a "clips show" but was pleasantly surprised.

Biggest news for her was the 5 minutes of footage of leaders of Congress discussing what to do about the riot--calling other leaders for help. Shows how dire the situation was.

Are you watching the hearing today?

https://twitter.com/lawfareblog/status/1579852896329666562

Shout out to everyone who responded with what snacks they are having, y'all are eating well!

President Biden and Vice President Harris released their administration's first National Security Strategy (NSS), supplanting the administration's Interim National Security Strategic Guidance put forth last year.

On site with summary from @hyeminjhan: lawfareblog.com/biden-harris-a… The first section set out the administration's "enduring vision" for the U.S.'s coming decade, using the concept of competition to capture its understanding of the current global security landscape.

lawfareblog.com/biden-harris-a…

Judge Cannon struck down two sections of her 9/5 order to appoint a Special Master.

On our site with summary thx to @katherinepomps: lawfareblog.com/cannon-strikes… The stricken provisions include

1/2: The requirement of the Special Master to submit interim reports and recommendations to the court throughout their review

lawfareblog.com/cannon-strikes…

On Wednesday evening, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion granting the Justice Department's motion for a partial stay.

On our site thanks to @nkorpett:

lawfareblog.com/eleventh-circu… The department's motion, which was filed only last week, had asked the court to stay that portion of Judge Aileen Cannon's order that enjoined its review and use of approximately 100 classified documents.

Out now--The more detailed Receipt of Property that lists items collected during the FBI's Aug. 8 search of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence.

Shall we read it together?

(with thanks to @hyeminjhan)
lawfareblog.com/receipt-proper… Item #1: Documents from Office
- 1 doc with SECRET markings
- 2 documents/photographs without classification markings

lawfareblog.com/receipt-proper…

Something exciting going up on the site in a few minutes 😉

Cc @scottjshapiro @benjaminwittes @scottjshapiro @benjaminwittes We are delighted to announce a first on Lawfare: A live online class on hacking and cybersecurity.

Read the post on our site (and get the link to sign up!) or keep reading below

lawfareblog.com/lawfare-hackin…

Lawfare team will be on deck at 4pm ET today to discuss the DOJ's motion opposing Trump's request for an appointed special master.

What that means, what we know, and any other question you have👇Join us! twitter.com/i/spaces/1OyKA… Does this imply the existence of a Lawfare below deck? Yes. And we are all in there reading the motion filed last night so we can tell you what's in it 👇👇👇

On our site thanks to @hyeminjhan @tia_sewell: lawfareblog.com/justice-depart…

You may recall some internal division in Lawfare on how the DOJ is doing so far on the January 6 investigation.

Now, @qjurecic @benjaminwittes @nkorpett and Peter Strzok have created a rubric to judge the DOJ going forward: lawfareblog.com/how-evaluate-p… The team has 8 standards against which you can usefully measure how much confidence you should have in the Justice Department’s investigation over the next several months.

First, is there additional movement on the John Eastman and Jeffrey Clark cases?

lawfareblog.com/how-evaluate-p…

The International Court of Justice has asserted its jurisdiction to rule on the case brought by The Gambia against Myanmar for its alleged genocide against its Rohingya population.

On the site with full summary thanks to @hyeminjhan: lawfareblog.com/icj-asserts-ju… @hyeminjhan In a vote of 15 to 1, the court accepted the application originally filed by Gambia in 2019, paving the way for litigation to continue in a case that will determine if Myanmar will be penalized for violent actions against its Rohingya population in 2017.

lawfareblog.com/icj-asserts-ju…

Tweet that Trump sent of his speech, as the riot was being declared at the Capitol. Cmte showing map of White House to indicate that Trump could have walked "less than 60 seconds" to make a statement at any point.