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James Comey
May 16, 2017
Brian Beutler
“No Drama” McConnell is turning the cynical subtext of the GOP’s devil’s bargain with Trump into text.
May 16, 2017
Brian Beutler
Trump Is Putting the Country at Intolerable Risk
His reckless disclosure to the Russians is more proof he's unfit to be president, but the Republicans won't act to avert a constitutional crisis.
May 15, 2017
Primary Concerns
If Trump Can Get Away With This, What Can’t He Get Away With?
What Democrats, and fired FBI Director James Comey, can do to prevent Donald Trump from destroying rule of law in America.
May 15, 2017
Jeet Heer
The Russia Scandal Is Driving Trump Mad. It Might Undo Him—and the Republicans.
May 15, 2017
Brian Beutler
Republicans Are Abetting Trump’s Abuse of Power
Shame on the House GOP for not conducting serious oversight of our reckless president.
May 12, 2017
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump to James Comey: Beware! I recorded myself trying to obstruct justice.
May 12, 2017
Graham Vyse
Trump’s press operation is a disaster because Trump is a disaster.
May 12, 2017
Graham Vyse
Is Donald Trump wearing a wire?
May 12, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump keeps trying new versions of the certified letter defense.
May 12, 2017
Brian Beutler
We Need to Hear from James Comey, ASAP
Trump is threatening the former FBI director on Twitter. What does Comey have on him?
May 12, 2017
Jeet Heer
Trump Is Making a Fool of Conservative Media
The right used James Comey's firing to score points on Democrats—then Trump changed the story, exposing these hacks' hollow arguments.
May 12, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is freaking out about Russia and James Comey.
May 12, 2017
Magazine
Laura Reston
Russia Has Weaponized Fake News to Sow Chaos
The Kremlin's influence campaign goes far beyond Trump's victory. Their latest unsuspecting targets: American conservatives.
May 11, 2017
Graham Vyse
Donald Trump just confirmed that his administration has been lying about the Comey scandal.
May 11, 2017
Graham Vyse
Chris Christie Would Be the “Worst Choice in the World” for FBI Director
Trump is considering the New Jersey governor to fill James Comey's role. Says one observer in the state: "It horrifies me.”
May 11, 2017
Alex Shephard
By firing James Comey, Donald Trump torpedoed his own presidency.
May 11, 2017
Graham Vyse
It’s time to stop making
Apprentice
references.
May 11, 2017
Brian Beutler
Our Rendezvous With Authoritarianism Has Arrived
Comey’s firing should be a frightful awakening from complacency. If Trump gets away with it, he will read it as permission to run amok.
May 10, 2017
Jeet Heer
Henry Kissinger’s White House visit is a haunting.
May 10, 2017
Jeet Heer
It’s Now Up to Democrats to Save American Democracy
By firing James Comey, Trump is trying to quash the Russia investigation—and he just might get away with it. Here's how Democrats can stop him.
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