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Barbara McQuade is a professor from practice at the University of Michigan Law School. She served as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan and Co-Chair of the Terrorism and National Security Subcommittee of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee from 2010-2017.
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Are Trump’s Passports the FBI’s Smoking Gun?
PROXIMITY TO A CRIMEDOJ’s latest filing suggests the proximity of Trump’s personal identification to top secret government documents could prove the former president is personally culpable.

Ghislaine Maxwell Is a Monster—but She Didn’t Fool the Jury
RICH AND GUILTYWhile this case may have involved jet-setting millionaires, it was no different from the seedy cases of human trafficking that occur every day in America.

Indicting the Trump Organization Could Be Just the Start
GO TIME?All signs point to prosecutors with confidence in their case—and miles to go before they stop.

Biden’s DOJ Brings the Heat on a Racist Voter Crackdown
JUSTICE STRIKES BACKAttorney General Merrick Garland is getting to work trying to make things right after the Supreme Court got them terribly wrong.

Here’s What the Feds’ Rudy Raid Does—and Does Not—Mean
THIS IS NO WITCH HUNTWe know that we’re nearing the end of this investigation. We don’t know if Giuliani will be charged with a crime.

Trump Lights a Match That Incites Violence in Michigan
INCENDIARY RHETORICResponsible leaders work to de-escalate tension. Trump does just the opposite with his brand of inspirational words.

Taylor Charges Show Law Isn’t Always the Same as Justice
BROKENIn a more just world, her killers would be charged. In our world, grand juries are given extraordinary instructions not to second-guess police officers.

Barr Twists Himself Into a Knot to Wreck Justice Department
STRAW MANThe only public cases Barr has intervened in have been on behalf of Trump allies convicted of crimes arising from the government’s investigation into Russian election interference.

How the Trump Campaign Put American Democracy in Harm’s Way
CASE CLOSEDTrump survived the Mueller report, but a new report from a GOP-controlled Senate committee should put an end to any remaining argument about the dangers of his approach.

The Real Reason New York’s AG Went After the NRA
SELF-INFLICTED WOUNDWhy was it left to New York’s attorney general to file a civil suit? The silence of the U.S. Department of Justice is deafening.
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