Lawfare No Bull
Welcome to Lawfare No Bull. We have been doing no bull podcasts, mostly for congressional hearings for a long time on the Lawfare podcast feed, we decided to do more of them incorporating a wider range of the public sound of the world of National SecuritySo we spun it off as its own podcast. No Bull Lawfare. It will feature primary source audio from a range of sources, speeches, congressional hearings, court proceedings, think tank events, things that we think are interesting and that we think you'll think are interesting. Sometimes edited, sometimes not.Thanks for listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes
Dec 17, 2021 • 37min
The House votes to hold Mark Meadows in criminal contempt of Congress
On the evening of December 13th, the House Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riot unanimously passed a motion to hold former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in criminal contempt of Congress. The vote stemmed from a 51-page report that laid out the case against Meadows, who refused to testify in front of the committee and defied a subpoena to hand over records that could shed light on the investigation into the January 6th riot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 16, 2021 • 9min
President Biden's Closing Remarks at the Virtual Summit for Democracy
President Biden delivered closing remarks at the Virtual Summit for Democracy on December 10th. During the two-day event, he met with global leaders to discuss issues ranging from COVID-19, voting rights, the climate crisis and cybersecurity. This event was the first of two, with the second planned to take place one year from now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 15, 2021 • 1h 45min
Closing Guantanamo: Ending 20 Years of Injustice
On December 7th, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing addressing the controversial topic of closing Guantanamo, 20 years after the September 11th attacks. The committee heard from six witnesses including Brigadier General John Baker, Chief Defense Counsel for Military Commissions; Retired Major General Michael Lehnert; Katya Jestin, Co-Managing Partner at Jenner and Block; Colleen Kelly, Co-founder of 9/11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows; Jamil Jaffer, Founder and Executive Director at the National Security Institute; and Charles Stimson of the Heritage Foundation.As of today, 39 men still reside in the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 23, 2021 • 1h 27min
House hearing on climate change and Arctic national security
Last week, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber met to discuss climate change in the Arctic. The virtual hearing, led by Chair William R. Keating, heard from four expert witnesses who explained the national security, environmental and societal impacts that global warming poses to the Arctic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 16, 2021 • 45min
Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks at COP26
On Saturday, November 13th, 190 nations decided on a deal to reduce global emissions. John Kerry, the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, spoke at the COP26 summit after the agreement, stressing that compromise on a range of issues was necessary to reach a deal that benefits everyone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 11, 2021 • 48min
House Intelligence Committee Hearing on Countering Domestic Terrorism
On Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at 9:30 AM ET, the House Intelligence Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee will hold an open hearing on countering domestic terrorism with The Honorable John Cohen, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; and Mr. Timothy Langan, Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 9, 2021 • 2h 8min
Supreme Court hears FBI v. Fazaga
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday, November 8th, in a case involving the surveillance of Muslim communities as part of a post-9/11 FBI operation. The central issue of the case revolves around whether or not the surveillance violated the Constitution - or if a provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) will allow it to continue. Yassir Fazaga is one of the three individuals who filed the lawsuit against the FBI, claiming to be targets of the operation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 31, 2021 • 33min
House Intelligence Committee Hearing on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Within the IC
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held an open hearing on Wednesday. The committee focused on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility within intelligence agencies. Leaders within this community, including Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, Director of the CIA William Burns and Director of the NSA General Paul M Nakasone, spoke at length about how they're addressing these issues within their respective agencies and the community at large. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 31, 2021 • 3h 52min
Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies before the Senate and House Judiciary Committees
On October 27th, Attorney General Merrick Garland testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The week before, he also took questions during an oversight hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. The hearings focused on a memo that AG Garland sent to the FBI, asking them to investigate threats against school board officials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 14, 2021 • 1h 12min
Supreme Court Hears Abu Zubaydah
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments last Wednesday in a case testing the limits of public disclosure about the CIA's secret torture program after the Sept. 11 attacks.The central issue of the case concerns whether a detainee at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, who has never been charged with a crime can subpoena testimony from the CIA contractors who supervised his torture.Abu Zubaydah was the first prisoner held by the CIA to undergo extensive torture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
