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obstruction of justice
June 18, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Matt Gaetz Desperately Tries to Dismiss New Ethics Probe
The Florida Republican dismissed the new probe as “frivolous.” It’s anything but.
July 24, 2019
Matt Ford
The Media Missed Mueller’s Clear Case for Impeaching Trump
Beltway pundits treated his testimony as disappointing entertainment rather than a damning portrait of a rogue president.
May 29, 2019
Matt Ford
Democrats Just Ran Out of Excuses on Impeachment
Robert Mueller extinguished any hope of further revelations from the Trump investigation—and put Congress on the spot.
May 23, 2019
Alex Shephard
Trump v. The “I” Word
As legal decisions go against the administration, the president appears caught in his own impeachment trap.
April 19, 2019
Matt Ford
Who Will Say No to Trump Now?
The underlings who resisted his abuses of power have since left the administration.
April 18, 2019
Matt Ford
How to Get Away With Obstruction of Justice
Robert Mueller's report makes a convincing case that Trump attempted to abuse his power. Why didn't the special counsel charge him, then?
February 26, 2019
Matt Ford
Did Trump Win His War on the Russia Investigation?
By implicitly promising to pardon his allies, Trump may have prevented Robert Mueller from uncovering irrefutable evidence of collusion.
June 8, 2018
Matt Ford
Mueller adds new charges for Paul Manafort and his longtime Russian associate.
April 12, 2018
Matt Ford
The Republicans are scared of James Comey.
February 27, 2018
Alex Shephard
Trump may not know how obstruction of justice works.
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