Today, federal Judge Aileen Cannon declared unconstitutional Special Counsel Jack Smith’s prosecution of President Trump based on the Appointments Clause. Smith is the prosecutor that Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed to investigate President Trump’s role in...
READ MORECan Special Counsel Jack Smith be Stopped on Constitutional Grounds?
by NLPC Staff | Jun 18, 2023 | Featured News, Government Integrity Project
In a Townhall.com op-ed, NLPC Counsel Paul Kamenar writes: Special Counsel Jack Smith’s decision to file criminal charges against Donald Trump in the Southern District of...
Senator Whitehouse Attacks NLPC as Documents Show He Pressured IRS to Target Conservative Groups
by Peter Flaherty | Dec 1, 2022 | Featured News, Government Integrity Project
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has tweeted an attack on NLPC: Some “watchdog” group — more like dark-money wolf in watchdog’s clothing. He attached a visual of a Fox News...
Merrick Garland’s Special Counsel Appointment of Jack Smith is Constitutionally Suspect
by NLPC Staff | Nov 18, 2022 | Government Integrity Project
Attorney General Merrick Garland’s appointment of Jack Smith, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney, to investigate and prosecute any violations relating to efforts to...
Double Standard at Work: More Leniency for Clinesmith
by Peter Flaherty | Dec 17, 2021 | Featured News, Government Integrity Project
Ex-FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith, who doctored an email to justify spying on a Trump campaign advisor, has been restored to “good standing” by the District of Columbia Bar...