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National Law Journal

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This Week’s Top Stories LAW FIRM COMPETITION   |   NEWS Washington Wrap: DC Law Firms See Revenues Bloom LEGAL EDUCATION   |   NEWS From Convict to Counsel: Clearing the Hurdles to Practice INNOVATION   |   PODCAST Lawyers, Fear Not the Smart Contract Justices, Divided, Say Employment Contracts Banning Class Actions Are Lawful "The policy may be debatable but the law is clear: Congress has instructed that arbitration agreements like those before...  Read More Trump Cannot Block Twitter Users From His Account, Court Rules U.S. District Judge Naomi Buchwald ruled Wednesday that the @realDonaldTrump Twitter account falls under the U.S. Supreme...  Read More Plaintiffs Firms Call Texas Federal Judge's Contempt Order 'Profoundly Troubling' Jenner & Block lawyers are calling "radical and profoundly troubling" a Texas federal judge's contempt order against...  Re...

The 5-Minute Fix: Did the FBI ‘spy’ on Trump?

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Democracy Dies in Darkness Keeping up with politics is easy now By Amber Phillips President Trump has been claiming for several days that the FBI spied on his presidential campaign. He's using the accusation to bolster his argument that the independent investigation into whether his campaign worked with Russia to influence the election should end. Except, there is no evidence that an American professor spied on his campaign. Let's review why, from what we know publicly, it seems like Trump is wrong. To do that, we have to get specific about the language. I called up Asha Rangappa, a former FBI agent, to understand why past and current intelligence leaders say the FBI did nothing wrong when it  sent retired American professor Stefan A. Halper to strike up conversations  with three members of the Trump campaign. And why he wasn't even a spy. 'Spy' or FBI source: What to know about Stefan Halper  ...