Fact is Lawfare did a retrospective piece on it all
I'm not sure if the wingnuts can attack Lawfare Blog as lefties, liberals, Marxists..whatever...
The Steele Dossier: A Retrospective
Wikipedia entries:
Benjamin Wittes (born November 5, 1969) is an American journalist who focuses on issues of national security and law. He is a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the
Brookings Institution, where he is the Research Director in Public Law, and Co-Director of the
Harvard Law School – Brookings Project on Law and Security.
[1] He works principally on issues related to American law and national security. Along with
Robert M. Chesney and
Jack Goldsmith, Wittes cofounded the
Lawfare Blog,
[2] which is devoted to the discussion of U.S. national security choices. Wittes is also a member of the
Hoover Institution's Task Force on National Security and Law.
[3][4] Wittes is a frequent speaker on topics of detention, interrogation, and national security, before academic, government, policy, and military audiences.
Jack Landman Goldsmith (born September 26, 1962) is an American lawyer and
Harvard Law School professor who has written extensively in the field of
international law,
civil procedure, cyber law, and national security law.
[2] He has been "widely considered one of the brightest stars in the
conservative legal firmament."
[3]
Robert M. "Bobby" Chesney is an
American lawyer and the Charles I. Francis Professor in Law at
The University of Texas School of Law, where he serves as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and teaches courses relating to U.S.
national security and
constitutional law.
[1] Chesney addresses issues involving national security and law, including matters relating to military detention, the use of force, terrorism-related prosecutions, the role of the courts in national security affairs, and the relationship between military and intelligence community activities.
[2] He is a co-founder and contributor along with
Benjamin Wittes and
Jack Goldsmith to the
Lawfare Blog.
[3]