He’s not a leaker, although of course he leaked. He’s also not a weasel. We know that, because he tells us so himself, and he said it to Trump, too [you can find the memo texts at the link]: [Comey] … Continue reading →
…(as quoted in Politico, anyway; I couldn’t find the origins of the quote): “That’s what [prosecutors will] threaten [Cohen] with: life imprisonment,” said Alan Dershowitz, the liberal lawyer and frequent Trump defender who met with the president and his staff … Continue reading →
I previously linked to Andrew McCarthy’s take on the Cohen searches, and I added this: For 20 years McCarthy worked as a prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, which is the office involved here, and so he’s inclined … Continue reading →
The short answer is no: It’s a pretty defensible vote. The law says you can be deported for any “aggravated felony.” One category of “aggravated felony” is “a crime of violence.” The man the government sought to deport was convicted … Continue reading →
I certainly don’t think this is the end of the FBI. One of the problems with the last ten or so (or more) years is that Americans are somewhat like the frog that’s boiled so slowly it doesn’t notice [see … Continue reading →
Look, I take my humor wherever I can find it these days. Even if it’s in the real, live, very unfake news. And even if that unfake news sounds like the sort of fake news that used to air only … Continue reading →
Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe lied to the FBI not once, but over and over and over (or “lacked candor,” which is quite the euphemism). The number of self-serving lies McCabe told (as well as some well-placed leaks), the … Continue reading →
Two fascinating pieces came out recently about the phenomenon of the Never-Trumpers, now that it’s a year-plus into the Trump presidency. The first is David Brooks’ (yes, he of the crease in Obama’s pants) essay in the Times, entitled “The … Continue reading →
I didn’t watch Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony yesterday, and I didn’t read a transcript of it, either. But I did read several summaries, and I’m in agreement with what John Hinderaker writes here: Zuckerberg responded by acknowledging”“remarkably, I think”“that Silicon Valley … Continue reading →
Does this news make you happy? It doesn’t make me happy. Ryan is a moderate Republican. A lot of people on the right can’t stand moderate Republicans and want them out, either believing they can be replaced by conservatives, or … Continue reading →
From Andrew C. McCarthy, a little recent history: Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign was caught hiding the sources of 1,300 large campaign donations, aggregating to nearly $2 million. The campaign also accepted more than $1.3 million in unlawful donations from … Continue reading →
I watched the Levin/McCarthy discussion videos I mentioned in my previous post today. Unfortunately, they can’t be embedded, and in their entirety they’re rather long. So I’ll just suggest you watch the concluding one, which is the third in the … Continue reading →