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'''Lawfare Blog''' is a blog dedicated to [[national security]] issues, published by the Lawfare Institute in cooperation with the [[Brookings Institution]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lawfareblog.com/|title=Lawfare|website=Lawfare|language=en|access-date=2017-03-14}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/14/magazine/how-lawfare-hit-the-big-time.html|title=How a Wonky National-Security Blog Hit the Big Time|last=Bazelon|first=Emily|date=2017-03-14|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-03-14|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> It was started in 2010 by [[Benjamin Wittes]] (author and former editorial writer for the ''Washington Post''), [[Harvard Law School]] professor [[Jack Goldsmith]], and [[University of Texas School of Law|University of Texas at Austin]] law professor [[Robert M. Chesney|Robert Chesney]].<ref name=":0" /> Goldsmith was the head of the [[Office of Legal Counsel]] in the [[George W. Bush administration]]'s [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]], and Chesney served on a detention-policy task force in the [[Obama administration]].<ref name=":0" /> Its writers include a large number of law professors, law students, and former Bush and Obama officials.<ref name=":0" />
'''Lawfare Blog''' is a blog dedicated to [[national security]] issues, published by the Lawfare Institute in cooperation with the [[Brookings Institution]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lawfareblog.com/|title=Lawfare|website=Lawfare|language=en|access-date=2017-03-14}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/14/magazine/how-lawfare-hit-the-big-time.html|title=How a Wonky National-Security Blog Hit the Big Time|last=Bazelon|first=Emily|date=2017-03-14|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-03-14|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> It was started in 2010 by [[Benjamin Wittes]] (author and former editorial writer for the ''Washington Post''), [[Harvard Law School]] professor [[Jack Goldsmith]], and [[University of Texas School of Law|University of Texas at Austin]] law professor [[Robert M. Chesney|Robert Chesney]].<ref name=":0" /> Goldsmith was the head of the [[Office of Legal Counsel]] in the [[George W. Bush administration]]'s [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]], and Chesney served on a detention-policy task force in the [[Obama administration]].<ref name=":0" /> Its writers include a large number of law professors, law students, and former Bush and Obama officials.<ref name=":0" />


== Donald Trump controversies ==

=== Executive Order 13769 ===
The blog came to prominence in January 2017 when President [[Donald Trump]] tweeted "LAWFARE" and quoted a line from one of its blog posts which criticized the reasoning in the Court of Appeals ruling that blocked the Trump's [[Executive Order 13769|first refugee-and-travel ban]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-react-9th-circuit-ruling-travel-ban-234892|title=Trump quotes legal blog to argue travel ban ruling is 'a disgraceful decision'|work=Politico|access-date=2017-03-14}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/10/donald-trump-travel/97735996/|title=Trump rips 'disgraceful' court decision in immigration ban|work=USA TODAY|access-date=2017-03-14|language=en}}</ref> Wittes, who supports the court ruling, criticized Trump harshly for the tweet, saying that he distorted the argument presented in the article.<ref name=":1" /> Trump tweeted that line from the blog post minutes after the line was quoted on the tv-show ''[[Morning Joe]]''.<ref name=":2" /> Wittes said that it was disturbing that Trump cited the line without any idea who the author was or what the publication was, and that no one in the White House vetted the tweet.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lawfareblog.com/thoughts-strange-day%E2%80%94and-very-strange-presidential-tweet|title=Thoughts on a Strange Day—and a Very Strange Presidential Tweet|work=Lawfare|access-date=2017-03-14|language=en}}</ref>
The blog came to prominence in January 2017 when President [[Donald Trump]] tweeted "LAWFARE" and quoted a line from one of its blog posts which criticized the reasoning in the Court of Appeals ruling that blocked the Trump's [[Executive Order 13769|first refugee-and-travel ban]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-react-9th-circuit-ruling-travel-ban-234892|title=Trump quotes legal blog to argue travel ban ruling is 'a disgraceful decision'|work=Politico|access-date=2017-03-14}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/10/donald-trump-travel/97735996/|title=Trump rips 'disgraceful' court decision in immigration ban|work=USA TODAY|access-date=2017-03-14|language=en}}</ref> Wittes, who supports the court ruling, criticized Trump harshly for the tweet, saying that he distorted the argument presented in the article.<ref name=":1" /> Trump tweeted that line from the blog post minutes after the line was quoted on the tv-show ''[[Morning Joe]]''.<ref name=":2" /> Wittes said that it was disturbing that Trump cited the line without any idea who the author was or what the publication was, and that no one in the White House vetted the tweet.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lawfareblog.com/thoughts-strange-day%E2%80%94and-very-strange-presidential-tweet|title=Thoughts on a Strange Day—and a Very Strange Presidential Tweet|work=Lawfare|access-date=2017-03-14|language=en}}</ref>

=== Dismissal of FBI Director James Comey ===
On 18 May 2017, Lawfare's editor-in-chief Benjamin Wittes was the principal source of an extensive ''New York Times'' report about President Trump's interactions with FBI Director James Comey, and how those interactions relate to Comey's subsequent firing.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/us/politics/james-comey-memo-fbi-trump.html|title=Comey, Unsettled by Trump, Is Said to Have Wanted Him Kept at a Distance|last=Schmidt|first=Michael S.|date=2017-05-18|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-05-19|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Wittes also provided a 25-minute long interview to the ''PBS NewsHour'' on the same subject.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/comey-disgusted-trump-hug-considered-white-house-not-honorable-friend-says/|title=Comey 'disgusted' by Trump hug, considered White House 'not honorable,' friend says|work=PBS NewsHour|access-date=2017-05-19|language=en-US}}</ref> Comey had reportedly been "disgusted" with Trump's attempts to be chummy with Comey and publicly indicate a close relationship with Comey and compromise Comey, such as hugging him, because Comey saw these as calculated attempts to compromise him by agitating Democrats.<ref name=":6" /> Comey had also reportedly found that people in the Trump administration were "not honorable".<ref name=":5" /> Wittes elaborated on this in a post on the Lawfare Blog.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=https://www.lawfareblog.com/what-james-comey-told-me-about-donald-trump|title=What James Comey Told Me About Donald Trump|date=2017-05-18|work=Lawfare|access-date=2017-05-19|language=en}}</ref>

=== Trump's disclosure of classified intelligence ===
In a widely read column, several Lawfare contributors argued that Trump's disclosure of classified intelligence to Russia "is perhaps the gravest allegation of presidential misconduct in the scandal-ridden four months of the Trump administration."<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.lawfareblog.com/bombshell-initial-thoughts-washington-posts-game-changing-story|title=Bombshell: Initial Thoughts on the Washington Post’s Game-Changing Story|date=2017-05-15|work=Lawfare|access-date=2017-05-19|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/us/politics/right-and-left-react-to-trumps-sharing-classified-information-with-russia-and-more.html|title=Right and Left React to Trump’s Sharing Classified Information With Russia, and More|last=Dubenko|first=Anna|date=2017-05-16|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-05-19|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=http://uk.businessinsider.com/national-security-experts-consequence-of-trump-russia-classified-info-2017-5?r=US&IR=T|title=National security experts: Trump's sharing classified info with Russia 'may breach his oath of office'|work=Business Insider|access-date=2017-05-19|language=en}}</ref> The column said that Trump's reported actions "may well be a violation of the President's oath of office."<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":3" />

== Reception ==
[[David Ignatius]] described Lawfare Blog as "one of the most fair-minded chroniclers of national security issues."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-presidency-is-beginning-to-unravel/2017/05/16/e27aa366-3a7a-11e7-8854-21f359183e8c_story.html?utm_term=.eaab0069d738|title=Trump’s presidency is beginning to unravel|last=Ignatius|first=David|date=2017-05-16|work=The Washington Post|access-date=2017-05-19|last2=Ignatius|first2=David|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> According to Daniel W. Drezner, Tufts University professor of international politics, Lawfare is an example of outside intellectuals who exercise real influence in the Trump era.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/dandrezner/status/865010791392595968|title=Daniel W. Drezner on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2017-05-19|language=en}}</ref>


Lawfare has been criticized by [[Glenn Greenwald]], who considers it to have a "courtier Beltway mentality" devoted to "serving, venerating and justifying the acts of those in power."<ref name=":0" />
Lawfare has been criticized by [[Glenn Greenwald]], who considers it to have a "courtier Beltway mentality" devoted to "serving, venerating and justifying the acts of those in power."<ref name=":0" />

Revision as of 01:00, 19 May 2017

Lawfare Blog is a blog dedicated to national security issues, published by the Lawfare Institute in cooperation with the Brookings Institution.[1][2] It was started in 2010 by Benjamin Wittes (author and former editorial writer for the Washington Post), Harvard Law School professor Jack Goldsmith, and University of Texas at Austin law professor Robert Chesney.[2] Goldsmith was the head of the Office of Legal Counsel in the George W. Bush administration's Justice Department, and Chesney served on a detention-policy task force in the Obama administration.[2] Its writers include a large number of law professors, law students, and former Bush and Obama officials.[2]

Donald Trump controversies

Executive Order 13769

The blog came to prominence in January 2017 when President Donald Trump tweeted "LAWFARE" and quoted a line from one of its blog posts which criticized the reasoning in the Court of Appeals ruling that blocked the Trump's first refugee-and-travel ban.[2][3][4] Wittes, who supports the court ruling, criticized Trump harshly for the tweet, saying that he distorted the argument presented in the article.[4] Trump tweeted that line from the blog post minutes after the line was quoted on the tv-show Morning Joe.[3] Wittes said that it was disturbing that Trump cited the line without any idea who the author was or what the publication was, and that no one in the White House vetted the tweet.[5]

Dismissal of FBI Director James Comey

On 18 May 2017, Lawfare's editor-in-chief Benjamin Wittes was the principal source of an extensive New York Times report about President Trump's interactions with FBI Director James Comey, and how those interactions relate to Comey's subsequent firing.[6] Wittes also provided a 25-minute long interview to the PBS NewsHour on the same subject.[7] Comey had reportedly been "disgusted" with Trump's attempts to be chummy with Comey and publicly indicate a close relationship with Comey and compromise Comey, such as hugging him, because Comey saw these as calculated attempts to compromise him by agitating Democrats.[8] Comey had also reportedly found that people in the Trump administration were "not honorable".[7] Wittes elaborated on this in a post on the Lawfare Blog.[8]

Trump's disclosure of classified intelligence

In a widely read column, several Lawfare contributors argued that Trump's disclosure of classified intelligence to Russia "is perhaps the gravest allegation of presidential misconduct in the scandal-ridden four months of the Trump administration."[9][10][11] The column said that Trump's reported actions "may well be a violation of the President's oath of office."[11][9]

Reception

David Ignatius described Lawfare Blog as "one of the most fair-minded chroniclers of national security issues."[12] According to Daniel W. Drezner, Tufts University professor of international politics, Lawfare is an example of outside intellectuals who exercise real influence in the Trump era.[13]

Lawfare has been criticized by Glenn Greenwald, who considers it to have a "courtier Beltway mentality" devoted to "serving, venerating and justifying the acts of those in power."[2]

References

  1. ^ "Lawfare". Lawfare. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Bazelon, Emily (2017-03-14). "How a Wonky National-Security Blog Hit the Big Time". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  3. ^ a b "Trump quotes legal blog to argue travel ban ruling is 'a disgraceful decision'". Politico. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  4. ^ a b "Trump rips 'disgraceful' court decision in immigration ban". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  5. ^ "Thoughts on a Strange Day—and a Very Strange Presidential Tweet". Lawfare. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  6. ^ Schmidt, Michael S. (2017-05-18). "Comey, Unsettled by Trump, Is Said to Have Wanted Him Kept at a Distance". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  7. ^ a b "Comey 'disgusted' by Trump hug, considered White House 'not honorable,' friend says". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  8. ^ a b "What James Comey Told Me About Donald Trump". Lawfare. 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  9. ^ a b "Bombshell: Initial Thoughts on the Washington Post's Game-Changing Story". Lawfare. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  10. ^ Dubenko, Anna (2017-05-16). "Right and Left React to Trump's Sharing Classified Information With Russia, and More". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  11. ^ a b "National security experts: Trump's sharing classified info with Russia 'may breach his oath of office'". Business Insider. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  12. ^ Ignatius, David; Ignatius, David (2017-05-16). "Trump's presidency is beginning to unravel". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  13. ^ "Daniel W. Drezner on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-05-19.

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