A cooperating co-conspirator is the lynchpin of any prosecution, but in Trump’s case, when we reach the scene of crime, the rat just isn’t there.
Author: James D. Zirin, Opinion Contributor
Trump’s tall tale of the tape
Where the purpose of the publication is the dissemination of news, the constitutional protections of speech and press must be paramount.
Was Alec Baldwin reckless?
The legal case against the pair will turn on what the element of “duty” means to the New Mexico jury.
The sell-out and the speech
After showing America how not to pick a Speaker, Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) now shows America how not to design the rules of the House.
Mr. Santos goes to Washington
The issue is how to get Santos out of Congress, assuming he chooses not to resign.
What happened to the investigation into the Dobbs draft leak?
Leaking the draft violated the traditions of the Court. It also may have been a criminal offense.
Will Alvin Bragg get the Trump bragging rights?
Alvin Bragg can redeem himself and go down in history as a prosecutor for the ages, leaving Garland and Ellis trailing in the dust.
To indict or not to indict, that is the question
The key thing is to avoid delay; and, as noted, both Garland and Smith have promised that Smith will proceed expeditiously.
Do we really need a special counsel to indict Trump?
Merrick Garland has already gone too close to the tipping point to turn back and shed the case.
The midterms: Between the election and the agenda falls the shadow
You will see a House where the shrillest voices of Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Jim Jordan carry the day, and where the hard right is increasingly influential.