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It’s Highly Unlikely the Trump DOJ Can Extend the Comey Statute of Limitations

Earlier, I posted about Friday’s hearing in the Trump DOJ’s latest attempt to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey, the president’s...

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Comey’s Problem: The Statute of Limitations Is a Defense, Not a Bar to Indictment

I explained last week the Trump Justice Department’s latest misadventure in Comey lawfare – the third attempt to charge him with felony crimes. To...

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Pentagon IG Refuses to Investigate Starshield Restrictions That Enabled Russian Attacks on Ukraine

It was less likely that the sun would rise this morning than that the Trump-installed inspector general (IG) of the Defense Department would rebuff a...

29.10.2026 10

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While Trump Backs Putin, Putin Backs Iran and Its Houthi Allies

Among the most infuriating things about the Trump–Putin bromance is that it's a one-way street. While the American president is smitten, the...

29.10.2026 10

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Another Development in Trump’s Anti-Comey Lawfare

We’ve posted my piece on the latest absurdity in President Trump’s quest to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey — or to at least arrest...

27.10.2026 10

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The ‘Terms of Use’ Script in the Trump Administration’s ‘Blame Musk’ Ukraine Defense

In my post earlier today on how the Trump administration is seeking to shift blame to Elon Musk for the restrictions placed on Ukraine’s access to...

21.10.2026 9

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Not Buying the Trump Administration’s Gambit to Blame Musk for Starshield Restrictions

If you believe Elon Musk unilaterally gave the order to impose speed restrictions in Ukraine on the Starshield system -- the military application of...

21.10.2026 9

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As Scrutiny of His Aid to Putin Intensifies, Trump Waives More Russia Sanctions

Vladimir Putin’s regime is an enemy of the United States, and President Donald Trump is giving it aid and comfort, subordinating vital American...

17.10.2026 10

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There Is Bipartisan Lawfare, but There Is No 60-Day Rule

If you could get past the banana republic aspect of lawfare (I can’t, but stay with me here), there was wry amusement to be had in the Democrats’...

14.10.2026 20

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China and Russia Helping Iran Attack Americans? Compare and Contrast

President Trump yesterday: I see so many comments from the Radical Left Morons and Lunatics that China and Russia are helping the “wonderful”...

13.10.2026 10

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Sudden Evacuation of U.S. Bombers from U.K. and Signs of Iranian Plot

As Jim reports, the U.S. Defense Department on Sunday abruptly evacuated the dozen heavy bombers that were stationed in England at the Royal Air Force...

05.10.2026 20

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Nixon Revisited a Half Century After Watergate

The discussion of Richard Nixon’s legacy on The Editors podcast today is fascinating. I also commend Rich’s piece on the homepage, and Charlie was...

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British PM Suspects Iran Played a Part in Plot to Attack Air Base

The British government now says there are “strong indications” that Iran was behind what may have been an attempt over the weekend to bomb the...

30.09.2026 10

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Trump DOJ Voices No Objection to Another Long Postponement of Comey Trial

Unsurprisingly, Trump Justice Department prosecutors are in no hurry to try former FBI director James Comey on the absurd allegations that he...

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Possible 9/11-Style Suicide Hijacking Attempt Against Dubai Flight Carrying Israelis

There appears to have been a 9/11-style suicide hijacking attempt today on a commercial flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Details are sketchy, as they...

30.09.2026 20

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At Jack Smith Hearing, Senator Schmitt Is No Hawkeye

The face-plant by Senator Eric Schmitt (R., Mo.) at today’s Senate Judiciary Committee grilling of Biden Justice Department special counsel Jack...

29.09.2026 10

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Congress Should Block Trump from Business Deals with Putin

Even by Trump standards, it is just appalling that the administration would consider making business deals with Vladimir Putin’s murderous...

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With Agreed-Upon Deportation, Trump DOJ Succeeds in First-Ever Resort to Secret Court

In mid-July, I related that the Trump administration had brought the first ever application to the Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC) to have an...

14.09.2026 20

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Mail-in Ballot Case and Trump’s Statutory Authority

I’ve been following Dan’s analyses of the litigation involving President Trump’s attempt to use the Post Office’s limited and basically...

11.09.2026 20

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Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Seizure and the Chavez Crony Abetting It

Over the holiday weekend, we ran my three-part series on President Trump’s de facto seizure from Venezuela of oil reserves that, putatively, would...

08.09.2026 20

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The Times on the Latest Trump Leak Investigation

The New York Times drafted four of its all-star journos to crank out an incensed report that dozens of military officials have been administered...

05.09.2026 20

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On the Suppression of KSM’s Coerced Confessions in the 9/11 Case

Over the last few years, I’ve several times addressed a problem with no satisfying answer: what to do about terrorists who should be executed for...

04.09.2026 20

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Supremes Decline to Revisit Refusal to Examine Trump’s E. Jean Carroll Appeal

With no comment, meaning no reported dissent, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to rehear President Trump’s appeal of the first E. Jean Carroll...

18.08.2026 20

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Mangione Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

To follow up on this morning’s post, Luigi Mangione did plead guilty today in Manhattan federal court. The Trump Justice Department in the Southern...

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On Possible Mangione Federal Guilty Plea

On hiatus, a friend brought to my attention reports that Luigi Mangione may plead guilty on Friday to charges stemming from the murder of United...

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On the Republican Deal to Save Blanche’s AG Nomination

I’ve already had plenty to say about the farce that has been Todd Blanche’s confirmation proceeding in the Senate Judiciary Committee (here, here,...

04.08.2026 20

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Judiciary Committee Vote on Blanche AG Nomination Postponed

As discussed here yesterday, Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general remains in limbo because two Republicans on the Senate Judiciary...

30.07.2026 20

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Other Thoughts on the Blanche AG Nomination

I’ve said publicly that I can’t support President Trump’s nomination of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to become the Senate-confirmed...

29.07.2026 30

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The ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ Threatens to Kill Blanche’s AG Nomination

In mid-July, I explained that there is nothing dead about the outrageous “Anti-Weaponization Fund” — a raid on the public fisc ginned up as part...

29.07.2026 20

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James Comey Moves to Dismiss the Trump DOJ’s ‘86 47’ Indictment

Back in May, I explained that the Justice Department’s indictment of President Trump’s nemesis, former FBI Director James Comey, would not...

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Man Charged in Incendiary Attack on Federal Building in Manhattan

The man alleged to have ignited an explosive fire at the entrance of the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in lower Manhattan was charged Tuesday in...

22.07.2026 20

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Alleged Anti-ICE Suspect Identified in Attack on Federal Building in Manhattan

Law enforcement agencies have identified the suspect in this morning’s attack on the federal building in lower Manhattan as Andrew John Arrabaca,...

20.07.2026 30

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Incendiary Attack at Federal Building Housing FBI’s Lower Manhattan HQ

An incendiary device was detonated outside 26 Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan this morning. That building is the headquarters of the FBI’s New York...

20.07.2026 30

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The ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Slush Fund Is Not Dead

The so-called Anti-Weaponization Fund was a point of contention at last week’s Senate confirmation hearing on President Trump’s nomination of Todd...

20.07.2026 30

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Trump DOJ Makes First Ever Application to Alien Terrorist Removal Court

A new immigration enforcement controversy is simmering as the Trump administration continues to push the boundaries of its authority in unprecedented...

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Clayton and Blanche: Mixed Results in Senate Questions on Trump Elections

Traveling Wednesday kept me from listening to all but the first couple of hours of Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing in the Senate on his...

17.07.2026 30

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Clayton Confirmation Hearing for DNI: Take Two

A month ago, I related that, after nominating his Manhattan U.S. attorney, Jay Clayton, to become director of national intelligence in an effort to...

15.07.2026 20

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Trump Decrees Illegal Toll on Hormuz Strait Transit

On his private Truth Social platform (where else), the president of the United States has announced a new government policy: American armed forces...

13.07.2026 20

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Senator Lindsey Graham, Patriot

Lindsey Graham was an American patriot. His first priority was always to protect the United States, and his first instinct in this regard was to...

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Second Circuit Rejects Trump Motion to Delay Paying Carroll $5M Judgment

An update from my post yesterday regarding the state of play in the Carroll v. Trump litigation. As related there, Judge Lewis Kaplan on Wednesday...

10.07.2026 20

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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Reconsider Birthright Citizenship Ruling

The president has moved the Supreme Court to reconsider its end-of-term ruling that the 14th Amendment grants birthright citizenship to nearly all...

09.07.2026 20

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Trump and Crypto, Again . . .

In 2021, President Trump described cryptocurrency as a scam that could undermine the U.S. dollar. Yesterday, on the eve of the long holiday weekend...

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The Supremes’ Predictable Refusal to Review the Civil Sexual Assault Verdict Against Trump

On this much anticipated and duly momentous SCOTUS day, let me begin by congratulating Rich on the demise of Humphrey’s Executor, a Supreme Court...

29.06.2026 30

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‘Price-Gouging’ Is Not Why Gas Prices Remain High

President Trump is threatening oil companies with Justice Department action (politicized lawfare, really) because gas prices are not decreasing at a...

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Trump DOJ Rescinds Grand Jury Subpoenas of Journalists

The Trump Justice Department has quietly dropped its initiative to force journalists to testify about their sources in leak investigations. Last...

23.06.2026 30

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Despite Objections, Pulte Slated to Become Acting DNI Today

Today is slated to be the effective date of President Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte, his director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as...

19.06.2026 20

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Trump’s Iran MOU Piles the Illegal atop the Unconstitutional

Not that anyone will do anything about it, but President Trump’s capitulatory memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran is the predicate for what...

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Trump Temporarily Pulls Jay Clayton DNI Nomination to Pressure Congress on Voter ID

Last week, I related that President Trump had nominated Jay Clayton, his Senate-confirmed U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, to...

17.06.2026 30

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Trump to Israel: Let the al-Qaeda Guy Handle Hezbollah

More news along the lines of my last post regarding credible reports that the Trump administration has agreed with Iran that the United States will...

16.06.2026 30

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The Trump Administration Thinks We’re Imbeciles

To repeat what I contended yesterday, they think we’re idiots. Let’s take it down to the simple basics. Trump’s agreement with Iran is not an...

16.06.2026 20

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