Intelligence Community Oversight
Judicial Watch hosted a panel discussion on oversight of the Justice Department and intelligence community as the agencies investigate President Trump.
491 viewsJudicial Watch hosted a panel discussion on oversight of the Justice Department and intelligence community as the agencies investigate President Trump.
491 viewsFormer Deputy U.S. Attorney Victoria Toensing talked about the latest on the confirmation process for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee to replace former Supreme Court Justice…
1,782 viewsRepresentative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and former Reagan Department of Justice official Victoria Toensing discussed the impact of James Comey’s book, A Higher Loyalty.
2,104 viewsProfessor John Yoo talked about his book Liberty’s Nemesis: The Unchecked Expansion of the State, in which he looks at the growth of the federal government and presidential power during the …
1,937 viewsJohn Yoo, former deputy assistant attorney general in the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (2001-2003), talked about his book Crisis and Command. The books looks at the history …
416 viewsFormer Deputy Assistant Attorney General Victoria Toensing interviewed Sister Helen Prejean about her book The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions, published by…
234 viewsStuart Taylor talked about the book he co-wrote with K.C. Johnson, Until Proven Innocent: Political Correctness and the Shameful Injustices of the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case, published by Thoma…
807 viewsThe House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on whether White House officials followed appropriate procedures for safeguarding the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame W…
3,749 viewsPanelists talked about the media’s role in reporting the Anthrax investigation during a segment of Columbia University’s First Amendment breakfast series.
249 viewsFormer Deputy Assistant Attorney General Toensing talked about the investigation into a leak of the name of CIA employee Valerie Plame Wilson in Robert Novak’s column. She wrote an opinion p…
159 viewsFormer Deputy Assistant Attorney General Toensing and Mr. Bamford spoke about domestic surveillance. They discussed the monitoring of U.S. citizens by the National Security Agency. The guest…
146 viewsA debate was held on the question: “Should the Law Protect Reporters from Having to Disclose Confidential Sources?” Speaking for the affirmative: Judith Miller, a New York Times reporter i…
1,185 viewsMs. Toensing discussed the issue of the confidentiality of reporters' sources and its relation to the case of the New York Times' Judith Miller. Ms. Toensing co-wrote the 1982 Intelligence I…
164 viewsThe Brookings Institution held a forum on the independence of the judiciary. The forum focused on the appointment and confirmation process, filibustering of nominees, the efforts to strip fe…
176 viewsPanelists talked about media coverage of high-profile court trials and litigation involving celebrities. Among the topics they addressed were the use of media outlets, the impact of cameras …
148 viewsA book party was held for John O’Neill, co-author of Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry from Regnery Publishing.
370 viewsPanelists discussed the presidential election and its implications for the U.S. Supreme Court. They spoke about the future of previous Supreme Court decisions such as Roe v. Wade. Panelists …
69 viewsIn the fourth of a five-part series on the Patriot Act, guests explained how the Patriot Act changed search warrant and other investigative laws and how the new laws are applied. They also r…
204 viewsThe guests talked about President Bush’s call for additional Patriot Act provisions. They also discussed the effectiveness of the Patriot Act in the war on terror. Ms. Toensing argued that t…
156 viewsConservative leaders spoke to reporters about the judicial nomination process and proposed changes to Senate rules to avoid filibusters by the minority party.
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