A Federal Judge Says William Barr's Spin on the Mueller Report Makes the Attorney General Untrustworthy
Were the Justice Department's redactions influenced by Barr's desire to exonerate the president?
Were the Justice Department's redactions influenced by Barr's desire to exonerate the president?
Whistleblower Michael German's new book exposes how the FBI failed us on 9/11 and continues to endanger us all through racism, incompetence, and institutional inertia.
Is it possible for Americans to argue about politics and policy without accusing each other of betraying the country?
If lawmakers want to impeach Trump they're going to have to deal with the politics of it all and not use the Justice Department as a shield.
That did not quite go as expected
The former special counsel's abridged answers to lawmakers' questions changed few minds.
Mueller's testimony before the House Judiciary Committee this morning contradicted the president's oft-made claims that the special counsel's report cleared him of any wrongdoing.
Plus: Kamala Harris jokes about starving prisoners, Trump sues over tax-return release, "Big Tech" witch hunt gets official, and more..
The special counsel has said he wants his report on Russian meddling in the election to speak for itself.
As the special counsel steps down, he wants to make sure we understand why he won't accuse President Donald Trump of obstruction.
Nancy Pelosi thinks so, but the relevant statutes suggest she is wrong.
Plus: The student censors come for Camille Paglia.
Was the president saved by the swamp he campaigned against?
More thorough coverage to come later.
In a press conference shortly before Mueller's report was released to the public
Plus: E.U. authorities terrorize the internet (again) and "memers of the world unite."
The battle over the Mueller report will pit national security, executive privilege, and privacy against the public interest in the Russia investigation.
Politicizing transparency is not a way to help Americans understand Russia investigation.
The president's lack of self-restraint helped protect him from impeachment.
Shockingly, most people are sticking to their guns.
Plus: Chick-fil-A banned from San Antonio airport, the Libertarian Party picks a convention slogan, and Robert Kraft apologizes.
Fifteen legal scholars weigh in, including the VC's own Keith Whittington, and myself.
As for obstruction evidence, he punts the matter to Congress.
The attorney general has released his summary of the report. Let the games begin.
How much will we see of the special counsel's report? And when?
At this point, making assumptions would be stupid.
The Trump adviser's legal problem is not what he did but what he said about what he did.
Plus: Trump inauguration spending also under scrutiny, feds want fentanyl cases out of state court, and Twitter's stock is surging.
Snitches get a slap on the wrist sometimes.
Also: How much should we care that Trump & co. lied in 2016 about a Putin-proximate real estate deal in Russia?
Senate Republicans are torn between their hatred of voting on bills, their fear of poking the bear, and their love of confirming judges.
Plus: CNN fires Marc Lamont Hill for Palestine comments and the link between life expectancy declines, opioid pills, and prohibition.
But WikiLeaks and Manafort have pushed back on the report.
Why first principles suggest that Matthew Whitaker's acting appointment is invalid, but precedent and practice might suggest the opposite.
What the reaction to John McCain's death tells us about the values of Washington's political class
What even is truth? Rudy Giuliani doesn't seem to have any idea.
In 1999, Judge Kavanaugh suggested that the Supreme Court case that forced Nixon to turn over the Watergate tapes may have been wrongly decided. But it's not entirely clear what he now thinks about the issue.
Judge Ellis rejects Paul Manafort's attacks on the legitimacy of the Mueller Investigation. Steve Calabresi argues that, even if Mueller were an inferior officer, his appointment would still violate the Appointments Clause.
Conduct that does not meet the legal criteria for an obstruction charge could still be serious enough to justify impeachment.
The president thinks the distinction between justice and politics is for suckers.
Civil debate, whether on Trump/Russia, gun policy, or fungible abortion funding, begins in the workplace.
"If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?" Donald Trump once said. He may be about to find out.
Reason editors assess Rudy Giuliani's media tour, make bets about Iran policy, and gently suggest that some economic policies in Seattle may be suboptimal.
It remains unclear whether contacts between the Trump campaign and Russian operatives violated the law.
Congress has completely abdicated its constitutional responsibility to authorize war.
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