Obstruction of justice in plain sight: Hope Hicks fails to answer questions at direction of the White House

Prior to her testimony on Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee, the White House asserted that former aide Hope Hicks has “absolute immunity” from being compelled by Congress to testify about her time working in the Trump administration. White House says Hope Hicks ‘immune’ from compelled congressional testimony: White House counsel Pat Cipollone sent a … Read more

House Judiciary Committee to gain access to ‘some of’ underlying evidence in Mueller Report (Updated)

On Monday, House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerrold Nadler announced that he had come to an agreement with the Department of Justice for access to “some of” the underlying evidence in the Mueller Report. Justice Dept. Agrees to Turn Over Key Mueller Evidence to House: The Justice Department has agreed to provide Congress with key evidence … Read more

There are no principled Republicans in Congress today

When a helicopter crashes onto a building anywhere else in the country, it is a news story on your local television news. But when it happens in New York City, where all the major television networks but CNN are headquartered, that local news story becomes the only news story the television networks want to cover. … Read more

A way forward to an impeachment inquiry

There are two schools of thought on impeachment, one transactional, the other a call to duty under the Constitution. The transactional argument that many pundits and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi make is that impeachment is politically divisive, it will only increase Republican tribalism, and lawless Republicans in the Senate who are the co-conspirators and accessories … Read more