Charlie Savage

‘Clinton Plan’ Emails Were Likely Made by Russian Spies, Declassified Report Shows An annex to the Durham special counsel report was the latest in a series of disclosures about the Russia inquiry, as the Trump team seeks to distract from the Epstein files gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...

In response to @freedom.press FOIA request, ODNI declassified & released an intel memo contradicting a key claim Trump made to invoke the Alien Enemies Act Confirms reporting the Trump admin characterized as false & used to justify weakening limits on leak inquiries www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...

Trump Claims the Power to Summarily Kill Suspected Drug Smugglers The move to treat criminals as if they were wartime combatants escalated an administration pattern of using military force for law enforcement tasks at home and abroad. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/u...

Gift link: How the White House Manufactured a Narrative About a Trump Aide’s Call Logs A release of selected records from the classified documents inquiry is a case study in how omitting context can create political ammunition. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...

Ms. Blackburn’s complaint was full of political grievances. But beyond the bluster is a serious question of how far the speech or debate clause extends. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...

Judge Questions Secrecy Around Trump Administration’s Memo on Boat Strikes The judge also ordered the Justice Department to privately show the court the contested document, which blesses the disputed killings at sea. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u... w/ Ben Weiser

The DC Circuit has unsealed about 600 pages of litigation material from the Trump investigations at my request. They include a written 2-1 opinion and dissent (Millett, Wilkins, Katsas) rejecting Trump's attempt to block Mike Pence from testifying before a grand jury www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...

Blanche’s Political Activity Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...

I was asked to contribute to a @justsecurity.org / @rcls-nyu.bsky.social collection of reflections pegged to the 25th anniversary of 9/11 - where I was, how it shaped my professional life, and how that informs my work today in the current historical moment. www.justsecurity.org/156339/9-11-...

There should be Odyssey showings with full IMAX visuals but lower volume for people who don’t want their ears to bleed /crankyoldmantake

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Seeing people confused about Fauci taking the Fifth even though he was pre-emptively pardoned by Biden. Pardons only cover past conduct; they don't immunize future lawbreaking. Fauci's claim is Trump II DOJ would gin up a perjury investigation into him based on anything he says today.