President Trump has released a short list of a dozen names as possible replacements for FBI Director Comey. Four of the individuals are said to be interviewing with the President this weekend. Two of t...

Since my posting just yesterday, which noted that the President Trump’s flouting of norms may be exposing him to legal peril, he seems unable to change course. Today brings news of a fresh and potentiall...

“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