The Van Grack File https://brandonvangrack.com/ A sourced critical briefing on Brandon L. Van Grack. Facts are cited. Opinion is marked. A withdrawal is not a conviction. en-us Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0600 He Stood Up for the United States at Flynn’s Plea https://brandonvangrack.com/posts/flynn-plea.html https://brandonvangrack.com/posts/flynn-plea.html Fri, 01 Dec 2017 12:00:00 -0600 Plea transcript: Brandon Lang Van Grack, Esq., appeared for the United States with Zainab Ahmad. Documented appearance. He Left the Mueller Detail. He Kept Flynn and Manafort. https://brandonvangrack.com/posts/sco-return.html https://brandonvangrack.com/posts/sco-return.html Tue, 02 Oct 2018 12:00:00 -0600 SCO spokesman Peter Carr: Van Grack ended his Mueller detail, returned to NSD, and stayed on pending Flynn and Manafort matters. Demers Put Him Over the Revamped FARA Unit https://brandonvangrack.com/posts/fara-unit.html https://brandonvangrack.com/posts/fara-unit.html Wed, 06 Mar 2019 12:00:00 -0600 AAG John Demers announced a FARA enforcement shift and named Brandon Van Grack to lead the revamped unit. Powell Asked the Court to Make Him Produce Brady Material https://brandonvangrack.com/posts/brady-powell.html https://brandonvangrack.com/posts/brady-powell.html Fri, 30 Aug 2019 12:00:00 -0600 Sidney Powell’s August 30, 2019, brief named Van Grack on Brady. Litigation claims. Not a contempt finding. Daily Caller Covered Powell Naming Van Grack on Discovery https://brandonvangrack.com/posts/daily-caller-powell.html https://brandonvangrack.com/posts/daily-caller-powell.html Fri, 25 Oct 2019 12:00:00 -0600 Daily Caller, Oct. 25, 2019: Powell’s filing on discovery, texts, and a demand to dismiss. Reporting on an allegation. He Signed the Letter That Swapped the Agents’ Notes https://brandonvangrack.com/posts/notes-swap.html https://brandonvangrack.com/posts/notes-swap.html Tue, 05 Nov 2019 12:00:00 -0600 Van Grack signed the Nov. 5, 2019, letter: Strzok and Pientka notes had been misidentified. Documented error. Not a crime finding. Powell Said He Pressed Flynn to Testify to a Knowing FARA Lie. That Is Her Claim. https://brandonvangrack.com/posts/federalist-fara.html https://brandonvangrack.com/posts/federalist-fara.html Wed, 15 Jan 2020 12:00:00 -0600 Federalist coverage of Powell filings: Van Grack pressed Flynn to say he knowingly signed a false FARA form. Allegation. National Review: Powell Said He Ran a Secret Side Deal on Flynn’s Son https://brandonvangrack.com/posts/nr-revelations.html https://brandonvangrack.com/posts/nr-revelations.html Wed, 01 Apr 2020 12:00:00 -0600 National Review, April 2020: Powell alleged a side deal on Flynn’s son. Her allegation. Month-only date. Not a finding. May 7, 2020: One Sentence. No Reason. He Left the Flynn Case. https://brandonvangrack.com/posts/withdrawal.html https://brandonvangrack.com/posts/withdrawal.html Thu, 07 May 2020 12:00:00 -0600 Notice of withdrawal: Brandon L. Van Grack, Chief, FARA Unit. Same day DOJ moved to dismiss. Filing states no reason. Same Day: Just the News — DOJ Moved to Drop Flynn. He Was Already Off the Case. https://brandonvangrack.com/posts/just-the-news-dismiss.html https://brandonvangrack.com/posts/just-the-news-dismiss.html Thu, 07 May 2020 13:00:00 -0600 Sophie Mann and John Solomon, May 7, 2020: DOJ moved to dismiss about an hour after Van Grack withdrew. Reporting. The Federalist Said the Kislyak Transcripts Exposed His Statement of Offense https://brandonvangrack.com/posts/federalist-transcripts.html https://brandonvangrack.com/posts/federalist-transcripts.html Mon, 01 Jun 2020 12:00:00 -0600 Margot Cleveland, June 1, 2020: Kislyak transcripts vs. the Statement of Offense. Commentary on documents. Not a conviction. February 2021: He Left DOJ for Morrison Foerster https://brandonvangrack.com/posts/mofo-partner.html https://brandonvangrack.com/posts/mofo-partner.html Wed, 03 Feb 2021 12:00:00 -0600 National Law Journal and Politico Influence, Feb. 3, 2021: former FARA chief joined MoFo as partner.