Michael Dreeben
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<p>Michael Dreeben is a deputy solicitor general at the Justice Department. He has argued more than 100 cases before the <a class="thought-link" href="brain://I3uHYh0_kEiBacu0SDBspQ/SupremeCourt">Supreme Court</a> throughout his extensive legal career. Dreeben is considered to be one of Mueller’s most significant hires because of his expertise in criminal law and appellate advocacy.</p>
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<p class="notable-cases"><strong>Role on Mueller team:</strong></p>
<p>In February 2018, a federal judge weighing whether to release the Comey memos revealed that Dreeben <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/02/politics/lawsuit-comey-memos-trump-conversations/index.html" target="_blank">had secretly provided testimony</a> to the court about Mueller’s investigation</p>
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<p class="notable-cases"><strong>Notable cases:</strong></p>
<p>Dreeben argued his first <a class="thought-link" href="brain://I3uHYh0_kEiBacu0SDBspQ/SupremeCourt">Supreme Court</a> case in 1989 against a young lawyer named John Roberts, who would later become chief justice. Since then, Dreeben has appeared before the high court more than 100 times, representing the US government in cases ranging from privacy issues to insider trading.</p>
<p>Dreeben made an unrelated first Supreme Court appearance since joining the Mueller team on detail. He argued on behalf of the US government in a <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/29/politics/supreme-court-fourth-amendment-case/index.html" target="_blank">Fourth Amendment cell phone privacy case</a> in November 2017.</p>
<p>Source: <a href="http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2018/politics/meet-the-mueller-team/">Meet the Mueller team</a></p>
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