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Bitter Ironies Behind Comey Indictment
For principled critics of James Comey, the fraudulent and politicized indictment of him issued by a federal grand jury in Virginia yesterday is wrapped in layers of bitter irony. It would be entirely fair to suggest that the former FBI director brought this illegitimate prosecution upon himself.
His new jeopardy is only one facet of the ...Read more
Can Democrats Come Back? They Already Are.
During a summer when the popularity of Donald Trump fell to abysmal lows -- and strong disapproval of his presidency achieved record highs -- those dire warnings were mostly brushed aside. What received far more intense and sustained attention were the awful numbers registered by the Democratic Party, with analysts bemoaning its "historically"...Read more
Dishonor, Depravity and Ghislaine's Impending Pardon
When Donald Trump pardoned the Jan. 6 gangsters upon returning to the White House, he proved that he is capable of any depraved act to protect himself. So while everybody should be outraged by the prospect of a presidential pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, nobody should be surprised. There is no dishonor too low for him.
The 63-year-old Maxwell ...Read more
Trump's Modified Limited Hangout
Reacting with borderline hysteria to demands that the government open its files on Jeffrey Epstein -- the deceased pedophile and financier who once described himself as Donald Trump's "best friend" -- the president has aroused suspicion even among MAGA cultists. Few Americans believe the excuses Trump and his appointees in the Justice ...Read more
Why Congress Must Probe the Epstein Coverup
Years after his apparent suicide in a Manhattan federal lockup, the notorious sex offender and financial manipulator Jeffrey Epstein has returned from the dead to haunt Donald Trump and instigate a massive rupture in Trump's government and MAGA movement.
Having long encouraged the proliferation of conspiracy theories on the right -- from the ...Read more