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Displaying all articles tagged:
Collusion
the national interest
June 13, 2019
Trump Follows Collusion Solicitation With Even Crazier Defense
No one’s asking him to report everything he discusses with foreign leaders (or whales) to the FBI, just the offers of covert election interference.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Mar. 29, 2019
Barr’s Letter Didn’t Exonerate Trump — It Vindicated Him
Another astonishing victory redefines what the presidency is.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 18, 2019
Trump Didn’t Have Secret Contact With Russia — It Was Done in Plain Sight
His private meetings with Putin are an apt metaphor for their entire bizarre relationship.
By
Jonathan Chait
interesting times
Aug. 24, 2018
Andrew Sullivan: Here’s Where Things Get Dangerous With Trump
His new legal troubles are the beginning, not the end. He will defend himself, like every other mafia boss, to the bitter end.
By
Andrew Sullivan
russia investigation
Aug. 5, 2018
Trump Acknowledges Son Sought Clinton Dirt From Russians
The president says that meeting Russian officials to obtain damaging information about a political opponent is “done all the time.”
By
Chas Danner
July 16, 2018
Daily Intelligencer Politics Chat: Fiasco in Finland
Four Daily Intelligencer staffers try to make sense of President Trump’s strange press conference with Putin in Helsinki, Finland.
By
Jonathan Chait,
Ed Kilgore,
and
Eric Levitz
russia scandal
July 8, 2018
What If Trump Has Been a Russian Asset Since 1987?
A plausible theory of mind-boggling collusion.
By
Jonathan Chait
July 7, 2018
Giuliani: Trump Won’t Sit Down for Mueller Interview Without a Fight
Lawyers for the president want to make things difficult for the special counsel as they wage a war of public opinion.
By
Benjamin Hart
Jan. 24, 2018
Trump Says He ‘Looks Forward’ to Being Questioned by Mueller
He’ll be under oath, too.
By
Ed Kilgore
Nov. 3, 2017
Trump and the GOP Are Running Against President Hillary Clinton
Normally midterms are a referendum on the president. This president wants the focus to be on his vanquished 2016 opponent.
By
Ed Kilgore
Oct. 19, 2017
Trump Courts Appearance of Impropriety in Interviewing U.S. Attorney Candidates
He personally interviewed U.S. attorney candidates in jurisdictions where cases against him or his businesses might arise.
By
Ed Kilgore
the law
July 11, 2017
Don Jr. Won’t Face ‘Collusion’ Charge, But Team Trump May Be in Legal Trouble
His interest in obtaining damaging Clinton information may violate several laws against campaigns working with foreign powers.
By
Cristian Farias
July 6, 2017
Could There Ever Be a ‘Do-Over’ in a Rigged U.S. Presidential Election?
A vote crucially affected by, say, foreign interference might be an injury without an obvious Constitutional remedy.
By
Ed Kilgore
June 29, 2017
Report: Russian Hackers Discussed How to Get Clinton Emails to Mike Flynn
A GOP opposition researcher says he tried to obtain missing Clinton emails for Flynn — and intelligence reports support his tale.
By
Eric Levitz