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The Situation: Three Thoughts on the Comey Arraignment

I’ve never seen an arraignment hearing quite like this one.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 9h

In The Situation, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org offers three thoughts on former FBI Director James Comey's arraignment—the likes of which he has never seen before.

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Molly Roberts @mollyroberts.bsky.social · 12h

The indictment (www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...) actually focuses on a *separate* property from the one prosecutors initially focused on. But DOJ was skeptical of this case, ABC reported, because the Fannie Mae guidelines on "second homes" vs. "investment properties" are so squishy.

James indictment

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 11h

Today, New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted in the Eastern District of Virginia. This indictment comes 2 weeks after James Comey was indicted in the same district. Read the indctment from @TylerMcBrien.com.
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NY Attorney General Letitia James Indicted in Eastern District of Virginia

The charges came two weeks after Lindsey Halligan indicted James Comey, following the forced removal of her predecessor for declining to do so.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 13h

Today Israel and Hamas signed onto the first phase of a ceasefire deal to exchange hostages and prisoners.

Last week, @sranderson.bsky.social sat down with Joel Braunold to discuss what is in the proposed Israel- Gaza peace deal. Listen now: youtube.com/live/g5uOGAj...

Lawfare Live, The Day After: Trump’s Peace Plan for Gaza

Lawfare Senior Editor Scott R. Anderson will speak to Managing Director at S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace Joel Braunold about President Trump...

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 15h

Tomorrow at 4pm ET, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, Loren Voss, @annabower.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @ericcolumbus.bsky.social will discuss the legal challenges to the National Guard deployments in Portland and Chicago, the effort to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and more.

Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 10

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 16h

The provisions in this year's NDAA changing how the military acquires and tests weapons would increase waste and undermine the Pentagon’s ability to discern the proper role of emerging technologies like AI in filling capability gaps, write @amostoh.bsky.social and Julia Gledhill.

How Acquisition Reform Could Make Military AI More Expensive and Less Safe

Proposed changes to how the military acquires and tests weapons expose taxpayers to more wasteful spending while undermining the delivery of safe and effective capabilities.

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Trump Litigation Updates @trumplitigation.lawfaremedia.org · 16h

NEW: A federal judge in Illinois has granted a temporary retraining order which prevents federal agents from using force against journalists. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

1. It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,1 their officers, agents, assigns, and all
persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as “Federal Agents”), are temporarily
ENJOINED in this judicial district from:
a. Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical
force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless
Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime.
Defendants may order a Journalist to change location to avoid disrupting law enforcement,

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 18h

Microsoft, Amazon, and Google have all reintroduced “sovereignty cloud” offerings in response to increased European desire for digital sovereignty from the U.S. Arun Sukumar explores how these cloud offerings could have negative consequences for the Global South.

Tech’s ‘Sovereignty Washing’ in Europe Will Ripple in the Global South

Tech companies’ promises of digital sovereignty in Europe warrant skepticism—and could have pernicious impacts on the Global South.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 20h

On Lawfare Daily, Jen Roberts and Sarah Graham joined @jshermcyber.bsky.social to discuss their new report on the global spyware industry, the geographic concentration of key spyware entities, how it has evolved in recent years, and what its future holds. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 1d

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Rational Security: The “F*cked by Five” Edition

Scott Anderson sat down with Tyler McBrien, Daniel Byman, and Loren Voss to talk through the week’s big national security news stories.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 1d

On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @tylermcbrien.com, Daniel Byman, and Loren Voss talked through the week’s big national security news stories, including the domestic deployment of the National Guard across the country, a potential peace deal in the Israel-Gaza War, and more.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 1d

On Sept. 25, Microsoft announced that it would block Israel’s elite intelligence arm from using its cloud service to conduct mass surveillance of Palestinian data. @yberger.bsky.social explores what this step says about Big Tech’s increasing role as "surveillance intermediaries."

Microsoft’s Crackdown on Unit 8200 Reveals Tech’s Intermediary Role

Microsoft’s recent action against Israel’s Unit 8200 demonstrates Big Tech’s growing ability to limit state-operated surveillance practices.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: James Comey pleads not guilty to federal criminal charges, judge sets trial date for Jan. 5

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning from the line outside the courthouse in the Eastern District of Virginia, where former FBI director James Comey is set to be arraigned on federal charges.

I’m here for @lawfaremedia.org.

Follow along for updates ⬇️

Federal courthouse in EDVA, with line of people out front and a guy holding a “show trial” sign

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

At one point during the hearing, the judge asked the prosecution why the case can’t be tried before mid-December.

Lemons replied: We are “just getting our hands around” discovery in the case.

There’s lots of it, he added, and it includes a “significant” amount of classified information.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 1d

This converesation is now live! Tune in to Substack or YouTube to watch their conversation: youtube.com/live/36fJpI2...

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 1d

At 12 pm ET today, @nkorpett.bsky.social will go live with @annabower.bsky.social and @rparloff.bsky.social on Substack and YouTube to discuss what occurred at James Comey's arraignment earlier today. open.substack.com/live-stream/...

LIVE SOON: Lawfare Live: James Comey Pleads Not Guilty

Starting Oct 8 at 12:00 PM EDT

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 1d

The national security risks posed by foreign adversary access to Americans’ personal information have come into stark relief, resulting in recent government regulation on data brokers. Ali Jessani and Sam Kane explore how two new data transfer rules compare with each other.

Analyzing New International Data Transfer Obligations for U.S. Entities

U.S. entities should be aware of new data transfer rules and how they compare to one another.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning from the line outside the courthouse in the Eastern District of Virginia, where former FBI director James Comey is set to be arraigned on federal charges.

I’m here for @lawfaremedia.org.

Follow along for updates ⬇️

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 1d

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Lawfare Daily: How are the Courts Doing?

Two former federal judges discuss how courts are handling the enormous stress being put on the legal system.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 1d

On Lawfare Daily, @nkorpett.bsky.social sat down with retired judges Philip Pro and Jeremy Fogel to discuss how the courts are faring a huge number of legal challenges to Trump administration actions, a judiciary under constant attack from critics, and serious intra-branch tensions.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 2d

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Support the impactful and trustworthy coverage of Lawfare

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 2d

On Lawfare's litigation tracker you can find the dockets for 200 cases challenging actions from the Trump administration, including Illinois's suit challenging the deployment of the National Guard in Chicago, a U.S. citizen suing ICE over an alleged wrongful arrest, and many more.

Litigation Tracker

Find legal challenges to executive orders and actions from the Trump administration.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 2d

Trump’s public pressure on the Justice Department to prosecute James Comey may provide him with a way to challenge the indictment on claims of selective or vindictive prosecution. Ema Rose Schumer breaks down the promises and pitfalls of that path for dismissal. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

The Comey Indictment and Selective or Vindictive Prosecution

A primer on the powerful legal tools and the high evidentiary burden placed on defendants to use them successfully.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 2d

"Do the majority of Americans actually want to live in a constitutional republic?

Can a constitutional republic function in the absence of shame?"

In The Situation, @BenjaminWittes.lawfaremedia.org is just asking questions.

The Situation: Just Asking Questions

I have a lot of them.

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