Updates | The Week of April 17, 2017
The White House lied about data regarding individuals convicted of terrorism, according to Benjamin Wittes for Lawfare.
- A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee convened a hearing on the use of the term “radical Islam” in government documents (Brennan Center).
President Trump’s approach to national security is described as “security theater” by Steve Chapman at the Chicago Tribune.
Rachel Kleinfeld at Just Security describes a speech by Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly at George Washington University as “stunning for its indifference to facts, accountability, and democratic oversight.”
Despite promising a plan within 90 days, President Trump’s cybersecurity plan is nowhere in sight (Politico).
The Department of Justice has prepared criminal charges to seek the arrest of Wikileaks’ Julian Assange (CNN).