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June 17, 2019
Matt Ford
“It’s High Time This Whole Matter Get Revisited”
An interview with J. T. Smith, who was there when the Justice Department concluded that a sitting president can't be indicted
April 19, 2019
Matt Ford
Who Will Say No to Trump Now?
The underlings who resisted his abuses of power have since left the administration.
April 19, 2019
Walter Shapiro
The Mueller Report’s Lasting Damage to Trump
A lesson from Watergate: Never underestimate the power of political gravity.
April 17, 2019
Matt Ford
Will Rod Rosenstein Regret Defending Bill Barr?
The release of the Mueller report is a moment of truth not only for the attorney general, but his loyal deputy, too.
January 23, 2019
Marcy Wheeler
How Trump Suborns Perjury
Even without BuzzFeed’s explosive report about Michael Cohen, the evidence shows that the president has persuaded his associates to lie to Congress and the feds.
January 14, 2019
Matt Ford
Did the FBI “Overstep” by Investigating Trump?
There's reason to be concerned about the bureau's actions. But there's also reason to believe they made the right call.
December 11, 2018
Matt Ford
Trump Should Fear Indictment More Than Impeachment
The president could face charges the moment he leaves office.
December 7, 2018
Matt Ford
Will Trump’s pick for attorney general protect the Justice Department or the president?
November 21, 2018
Jeet Heer
Trump pushed Justice Department to investigate James Comey and Hillary Clinton.
November 13, 2018
Matt Ford
Will Trump Check His Executive Privilege?
How the president may use the power to thwart demands by House Democrats next year
October 30, 2018
Marcy Wheeler
If Trump Fires Mueller
How a Democratic-controlled House can salvage the Russia investigation
October 22, 2018
Matt Ford
The Mueller Report Is More Important Than Ever
It may not contain bombshells about Trump's potential collusion with Russia, but it can help sustain the public's faith in American democracy.
September 21, 2018
Jeet Heer
Trump forced to do an about-face on declassifying Russia investigation documents.
August 15, 2018
Matt Ford
Why Trump revoked former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance.
August 13, 2018
Jeet Heer
FBI fires agent over anti-Trump texts, fanning partisan flames.
July 2, 2018
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is excellent at selling books that trash him; mediocre at selling books that praise him.
June 15, 2018
Matt Ford
How Conservatives Conned James Comey
They spent years working the refs, and the FBI’s handling of the Clinton email investigation rewarded them for it.
June 5, 2018
Elizabeth Drew
Trump’s Saturday Night Massacre Has Already Begun
In claiming vast presidential powers, the administration has set the stage to break all precedents.
June 4, 2018
Matt Ford
The World’s Most Powerful Rube
Rod Blagojevich is trying to pull a fast one on Trump to get pardoned—and it might work, given the president's recent history.
June 1, 2018
Matt Ford
The Problem With Trump’s Pardons
How the president is using his executive power to protect himself.
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