Trump Reportedly Pledges to Pardon Aides If They Break Law Building Border Wall
“Don’t worry, I’ll pardon you,” Trump reportedly told officials when discussing the wall.
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Poll Shows More Find Robert Mueller Credible Than President Trump
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Americans see Robert S. Mueller III as being far more credible than President Trump, but the public has scattered and partisan perceptions of Mueller’s motives and findings so far, a new Washington Post-Schar School poll reveals. The Post reports that by a 56 to 33 percent margin, more say they trust Mueller’s version…
Washington Post Editorial: Reputation of Justice Department ‘Is Now More In Danger Than It Has Been Since Watergate’
By The Washington Post Editorial Board THURSDAY BROUGHT a sad moment for the Justice Department. The department filed a brief in a frivolous legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. But instead of following nearly all past practice, the department sided with the challengers. Defending major, duly passed federal statutes is a core Justice…
Professor Who Admitted to FBI Burglary in Philadelphia Dies
One of the seven conspirators who revealed a dirty campaign of intimidation by the FBI in March 1971 by stealing a cache of documents in burglary of an bureau office in suburban Philadelphia died on Nov. 12 at his home in Philadelphia.
Washington Post: More Research Needed to Reclassify Marijuana
The Drug Enforcement Administration made headlines last week for sticking to the status quo: The agency declined to change marijuana’s classification under the Controlled Substances Act to a lower, less strictly regulated schedule.
Washington Post: FBI Made Right Decision in Handling of Oregon Occupiers
It was smart to involve those seen as sympathetic to the protest’s cause, such as a gun-toting Nevada legislator.
Washington Post: President Obama’s Actions on Gun Control Have No Teeth
Taken at face value, the new ATF guidance is thus nothing more than a restatement of existing legal requirements.
Columnist: Hillary Clinton Can’t ‘Spin’ the FBI in Losing PR Battle
The latest Fox News poll reports that “a 58 percent majority thinks Clinton ‘knowingly lied’ when she announced in a March press conference that no emails on her private server contained classified information.