Tag Archives: Russia investigation

Is DOJ Stuck With Its Positions in the “Updated” Roger Stone Sentencing Memo?

Posted on February 12, 2020 by

By Sara Kropf The Department of Justice’s “supplemental and amended” sentencing memorandum in the Roger Stone criminal case is nothing short of extraordinary. You can find a copy of the updated Stone memo here. Lots of commentators have hit the … Continue reading →

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Should DOJ Indict President Trump But Seal the Indictment?

Posted on June 6, 2019 by

Given the position of the Office of Legal Counsel that a sitting president cannot be prosecuted, there has been some talk (including by me) about the possibility of indicting President Trump now but keeping the indictment under seal until he … Continue reading →

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Does the Statute of Limitations Prevent Indicting President Trump After He Leaves Office?

Posted on April 24, 2019 by

By Sara Kropf The Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election (a/k/a the Mueller Report), is a veritable treasure trove of obstruction-of-justice efforts by the President. We’ve written before about obstruction of justice, here and … Continue reading →

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Decisions, Decisions: What Are the Potential Criminal Violations If President Trump Encouraged Michael Cohen to Lie to Congress?

Posted on January 22, 2019 by

On January 17, 2019, BuzzFeed reported that “President Donald Trump directed his longtime attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about negotiations to build a Trump Tower in Moscow, according to two federal law enforcement officials involved in an investigation … Continue reading →

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10 Quick Takes on Michael Cohen’s Recent Plea Agreement – And What Cohen and Roger Clemens Have in Common

Posted on November 29, 2018 by

Remember when everyone was talking about whether now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh was lying to Congress when he seemed a bit less-than-candid about his drinking in high school? Seems like a million years ago. Anyway, it turns out that lying to Congress … Continue reading →

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The Risk for President Trump (and Anyone Else) If He Answers Written Questions from a Prosecutor

Posted on November 20, 2018 by

Last week, news hit that Donald Trump had received written questions from Special Counsel Robert Mueller. More interesting, President Trump asserted he answered them “very easily.” Here’s what he said during the interview: I write the answers. My lawyers don’t … Continue reading →

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The Search Warrant for Lawyer Michael Cohen’s Office – How Did That Happen? DOJ Policies Reviewed

Posted on April 9, 2018 by

On April 9, 2018, news broke that the FBI had raided the office of President Trump’s attorney, Michael Cohen. Apparently the search was the result of referral from Special Counsel Mueller’s team to the SDNY U.S. Attorney’s Office. When I … Continue reading →

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How Do You Find Out Why the Government Obtained a Search Warrant?

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

By Sara Kropf Paul Manafort recently filed a motion to compel the production of the affidavits used to support the Special Counsel’s search warrants in his case. To someone unfamiliar with criminal law, that may seem odd. The defendant must … Continue reading →

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