-
“He made—he made a recommendation,” Donald Trump said yesterday of his Deputy Attorney General, Rod Rosenstein in an interview with NBC News. “He’s highly respected, very good guy, very smart guy. The De...
-
For a reason still unknown, the President’s letter dismissing the FBI Director included the statement that James Comey had told him three times that he was not under investigation. The letter alone raise...
-
A previously-scheduled Senate Intelligence Committee hearing today on “Worldwide Threats” became the object of unexpected excitement given the recent dismissal of former FBI Director James Comey, as Come...
-
At 10am this morning, the Senate Intelligence Committee will hold a hearing on "Worldwide Threats." While witnesses include Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, CIA Director Mike Pompeo, NSA Dire...
-
In the critical response to the President’s firing of Jim Comey, much of the commentary has centered on the action itself, its motives and its potential effects.
-
Attorney General Jeff Sessions played a key role in the firing of FBI Director James Comey last night by unequivocally recommending Comey’s dismissal to the President of the United States.
-
Following the abrupt firing of FBI Director James Comey there is widespread speculation about whether the episode constitutes obstruction of justice.
-
I thought a brief backgrounder on the power of the President to appoint and to remove the FBI Director might be in order this morning...
The Power to Appoint
-
On Tuesday, during lunch at my desk, I watched a CNN roundtable which, though pretty hard on General Flynn, professed to be baffled as to what happened after Sally Yates went to the White House Counsel t...
-
We’re rounding up key public statements addressing President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey. Watch this page; we'll update as new statements are issued.
Senators
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI):
-
President Trump has dismissed FBI Director James Comey. The press statement of the White House, along with letters from President Trump, Attorney General Sessions, and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenst...
-
It’s time to think hard about Nixon v. Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald isn’t really part of the national security law canon; it’s a 1982 Supreme Court decision that is often cited for the proposition that the P...