Asha Rangappa
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New Haven, CT, United States
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The real question on Justice Kavanaugh's background check (opinion)
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse wants Merrick Garland's Justice Department to help the Judiciary Committee review the FBI's 2018 background check of Brett Kavanaugh, which Whitehouse suspects did not follow proper procedures, writes Asha Rangappa. He SHOULD follow the paper trail, she says, though he may find that it leads not to the FBI, but to the former president. → Read More
Feds need to tell us a lot more about the Capitol riot investigation (opinion)
After a major event like a terrorist assault on the heart of our government, top federal law enforcement officials would normally step up quickly to give the most comprehensive account of what they know, inform and reassure the public and warn of any new threat, writes Asha Rangappa. But a Tuesday press conference with FBI and DOJ failed to meet this standard. For one thing, where was the top… → Read More
The alarming question behind Barr's 'unmasking' probe (opinion)
Barr's unmasking investigation answers the question of whether Obama administration officials made legitimate and justified unmasking requests. They did, writes Asha Rangappa. But it raises a new one: What, exactly, was Gen. Michael Flynn up to in December 2016, while he was part of Trump's transition team, that caused these officials to be so concerned? → Read More
Prepare for the Worst and Fight for the Best: A Citizen’s Guide to 2020 Electoral Interference
"Keeping in mind that one of the most effective ways to neutralize covert activity is to expose it, we hope that assessing Russia’s potential next moves will empower the electorate, lawmakers, and the media to prepare for a range of possible scenarios." → Read More
Trump gets a Ukraine probe, just not the one he asked for
Ukraine's criminal probe into alleged surveillance against former US Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch by people linked to Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani, provides a stark counterpoint to Trump's own attempt to coerce Ukraine's president to announce an investigation of his political rival--and what it reveals could deepen the controversy over Trump's actions beyond his impeachment trial, writes Asha… → Read More
Rudy Giuliani -- international man of mystery
Asha Rangappa writes that the role of Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, in the Ukraine impeachment inquiry will be critical to congressional investigations into what, if anything, the President did wrong. → Read More
What Congress Should Ask Robert Mueller When He Testifies
Former FBI (Rangappa), Justice Department and NSC (Geltzer), and Pentagon (Goodman) officials team up to suggest questions for Mueller. → Read More
What Congress Should Ask Bill Barr When He Testifies
Think we are missing some crucial questions? Send us a note (lte@justsecurity.org), and we can add your question to the list with attribution. → Read More
How Barr and Trump Use a Russian Disinformation Tactic
They were able to define “collusion” to benefit themselves. Don’t let them twist meanings again with their “spying” investigation. → Read More
Ex-Yale Law admissions dean: These are the victims of cheating scandal I worry about
Asha Rangappa says she aimed high in her college search, went to Princeton, and ended up a Yale dean. She worries that the scandal will discourage talented college applicants from underprivileged backgrounds, who may now think the deck is stacked against them. → Read More
The Mueller Investigation Is Bigger Than Rod Rosenstein
Even if he got fired, a replacement dead set on shutting down the investigation would find it nearly impossible to pull off. → Read More
Robert Mueller is playing a long game on the Russia investigation, and it's paying off
Mueller's careful strategy is increasing the likelihood his report will see the light, and Rod Rosenstein and Jeff Sessions will keep their jobs. → Read More
Trump, be a patriot, not a dupe, with Putin
Asha Rangappa writes that President Trump has an opportunity to send a strong, unified response to Russia's attack on our democracy -- and he shouldn't waste it. → Read More
Trump's pardon power is a double-edged sword
Attempting to place himself above the law using a pardon power could land Donald Trump right under Robert Mueller's thumb, Asha Rangappa says. → Read More
For Mueller, this is only the beginning
Asha Rangappa writes that while the latest Mueller indictment does not explicitly allege collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians, it's far too early to rule that possibility out. → Read More
Thank Progressives for the Nunes Memo
Their reflexive distrust of law enforcement officials is coming back to haunt them. → Read More
Five Questions the Nunes Memo Better Answer
Rangappa asks five probing questions about the relevance of the Nunes Memo to the Russia Investigation. → Read More
Only Putin wins in Trump’s war on the press
Trump’s delegitimizing rhetoric on America’s collective psyche is even more damaging than its policies. → Read More
Manafort's flimsy lawsuit highlights Mueller's problem of proving 'collusion' in court
It nearly impossible to make sense of a counterintelligence storyline by looking only at the criminal charges. → Read More
Collusion Doesn’t Have to be Criminal to be a Threat
During the hearing with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Wednesday, some members of the House Judiciary Committee did not try to conceal → Read More