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The Comey Memorandum and the Take Care Clause

Last week, President Trump created another firestorm when he fired James Comey as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). On Tuesday, several news organizations…

Never Waste A Good Crisis, FBI Edition

President Trump’s decision to summarily dismiss now-former FBI Director James Comey has sparked grave concerns in many quarters.  The move has been described as a profoundly…

President Trump: Don’t Replace Andrew McCabe

Yesterday, James’ Comey’s former deputy, now Acting Director of the FBI, Andrew McCabe, demonstrated that he, too, is willing to speak his mind (read: will not be…

Norms Watch: Tracking the Erosion of Democratic Traditions (May 5-12)

Editor’s Note: Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of…

White House Offers Zero Credible Evidence to Backup Assertion that Morale Was Low at FBI

One of the reasons the White House gave for firing FBI Director James Comey was that “most importantly, rank and file of the FBI had lost confidence in their director.”…

Q&A on Comey Firing, Russia Investigation and More

In the wake of President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey, there have been a handful of new revelations reported on the status of the investigations into…

Rosenstein’s Reputation Now Rests on His Appointment of a Special Counsel in Russia Investigation

When he began his job as deputy attorney general two weeks ago, Rod Rosenstein had a sterling reputation as a longtime U.S. Attorney in administrations of both political parties.…
An empty glass and a nametag reading, “Hon. James B. Comey, Jr.” lie on a desk before the start of a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the FBI on May 3, 2017.

Some Obvious Thoughts About the Comey Firing

As it says on the tin, most of what I have to say about the dismissal of FBI Director James Comey is obvious, and indeed, most of it has already been said well by others. But…

Reports Suggest Comey’s Firing Could Be an Obstruction of Justice in Russia Investigation

If President Donald Trump orchestrated the decision to fire the Director of the FBI to subvert or undermine the integrity of investigations into the Trump campaign’s possible…

An Odd and (perhaps) Telling Omission in the Rosenstein Memo [UPDATED]

With his letter to James Comey today, President Donald Trump attached the “letters” he received from Attorney General Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.…

The Comey Firing and the Rule of Law

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s memo recommending the dismissal is entirely based on Comey’s two highly unusual press conferences denouncing HRC while declining…

The Constitutional Rubicon of an Assange Prosecution

If you were tuning in and out of FBI Director James Comey’s hearing before the House Intelligence Committee last Wednesday, you probably got an earful about Comey’s public…
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