{"id":484,"date":"2026-08-20T13:39:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=484"},"modified":"2026-08-20T13:39:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:39:57","slug":"lawfare-daily-whats-so-special-about-a-special-grand-jury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=484","title":{"rendered":"Lawfare Daily: What\u2019s So Special About a Special Grand Jury?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Justice Department has empaneled a special grand jury in Washington, D.C., according to a new report from the Washington Post. But what, exactly, is so special about a special grand jury?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=483\">A History of LGBT Officers &amp; the Central Intelligence Agency<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Lawfare<\/em> Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes sits down with Senior Editor Anna Bower to discuss that very question, which Bower answers at length in her latest <em>Lawfare<\/em> article. Bower and Wittes talk about how special grand juries work, what federal law actually permits them to do, and why turning one loose to investigate purported crimes can, on occasion, backfire on the prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=481\">Fighting While Talking: The Iran War Enters Its Bargaining Phase<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"110px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c\/6a8604598b730c47c158e78b\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>To receive ad-free podcasts, become a <em>Lawfare <\/em>Material Supporter at www.patreon.com\/lawfare. You can also support <em>Lawfare <\/em>by making a one-time donation at .<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=479\">The Risks of Getting Russian and Chinese Nuclear Strategy Wrong<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anna Bower discusses the Justice Department reportedly empaneling a special grand jury in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lawfare Daily: What\u2019s So Special About a Special Grand Jury? - National Consumer Reports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=484\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lawfare Daily: What\u2019s So Special About a Special Grand Jury? 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