Past presidents have on occasion issued pardons of debatable merit that drew criticism. In characteristic fashion, however, Donald Trump has far outdistanced his predecessors in… Read More »Blog No. 275. The Trump Pardons: The Need for Review and Reform
To chronicle the misadventures of Donald Trump is to sip from a fire hose. On December 9, the Inspector General of the Justice Department, Michael… Read More »Blog No. 243. Bill Barr: The Attorney General as Trump’s Roy Cohn
The media last week devoted considerable time and space to reporting and commenting on various “developments” in the Mueller investigation. Much of the coverage, however,… Read More »Blog No. 187. The Mueller Maze
In a February 18 column that was widely circulated, Thomas Friedman wrote: President Trump is either totally compromised by the Russians or is a towering… Read More »Blog No. 171. Donald Trump: A President AWOL