Benjamin Wittes

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Robert Mueller gets hold of emails from the presidential transition. The Pentagon has been researching sightings of UFOs. And a U.S. citizen is being held as an enemy combatant in Iraq. It’s been a wild week before Christmas.

Rational Security on The E.R.: The “Beam Me Up, Santa” Edition

December 23, 2017, 1:03 PM

U.S. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) (L) speaks during a hearing before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Capitol Hill, May 23, in Washington, DC. ( Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Congressional Republicans Are Pulling a Bait-and-Switch in the Trump-Russia Investigation

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Susan Hennessey, Benjamin Wittes

December 22, 2017, 10:57 AM

Robert Mueller gets hold of emails from the presidential transition. The Pentagon has been researching sightings of UFOs. And a U.S. citizen is being held as an enemy combatant in Iraq. It’s been a wild week before Christmas.

Rational Security on the E.R.: The “When You’re President They Let You Do It” Edition

December 8, 2017, 3:31 PM

Michael Flynn after his plea hearing at the Prettyman Federal Courthouse on December 1, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The Unsolved Mystery of Michael Flynn’s Plea Deal

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Susan Hennessey, Benjamin Wittes

December 8, 2017, 12:51 PM

Robert Mueller gets hold of emails from the presidential transition. The Pentagon has been researching sightings of UFOs. And a U.S. citizen is being held as an enemy combatant in Iraq. It’s been a wild week before Christmas.

Rational Security on The E.R.: The “Power of Delusional Thinking” Edition

November 30, 2017, 5:23 PM

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