Jordan Brunner commenced the week by reviewing the climate change provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2018. President Donald Trump signed the act on Tuesday. I posted his signing statement and speech. On Wednesday, Rod Rosenstein testified before the House Judiciary Committee in an oversight hearing for the Department of Justice. Matthew Kahn posted the livestream of the hearing. Benjamin Wittes provided his thoughts on Rosenstein's testimony, highlighting the disturbing attempt by congressional Republicans to delegitimize Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Mieke Eoyang, Benjamin Freeman, and Wittes analyzed the latest Lawfare poll results on public confidence in the FBI and the Russia investigations—confidence that his higher than you might think from President Trump's comments. Stewart Baker discussed what Peter Strzok’s text messages might say about the FBI’s culture.…
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