PREPARING LAWYERS TO LEAD

Denying a terrorist group access to economic resources that make an effective contribution to their ability to sustain hostile operations is a proper military objective.

You’re trying to hit the most politically motivated groups so you can get interest groups in other states to lobby their own governments to repeal the policy you don’t like. It’s almost a collective punishment.

Investment banks that underwrite complex collateralized bonds like the PDVSA 2020 are surely capable of making informed judgments about whether a loan complies with legal requirements. In that case, they should bear the consequence of a failure of due diligence.

Of course, the House can proceed with impeachment based on the testimony and evidence it can access, but it strikes me as dangerous for the entire executive branch to defy congressional oversight.