Week in Review: Is There an Obstruction Case against President Trump?

It has become more urgent to ask: Why is there a special counsel in the Russia investigation? At this point, that question should be put to the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel — in the federal government, it's the lawyers' lawyer. To get down to brass tacks: May the president of the United States be charged with obstruction based on non-criminal discretionary acts that are unquestionably within his constitutional authority as chief executive? Readers of these columns may recall that I opposed the appointment of a special counsel and have argued that the appointment was illegitimate ...

February 18 2018

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Is There an Obstruction Case against President Trump? Andrew C. McCarthy It has become more urgent to ask: Why is there a special counsel in the Russia investigation? At this point, that question should be put to the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel — in the federal government, it's the lawyers' lawyer. To get down to brass tacks: May the president of the United States be charged... Read More Top Stories The Curious Michael Flynn Guilty Plea Andrew C. McCarthy Back in early December, Trump fans started throwing stuff at me for suggesting that we await more information about FBI agent Peter Strzok before demanding that he be drawn and... Have Democrats Overplayed Their Trump Hand? Rich Lowry It turns out that, with apologies to Nancy Pelosi, Republicans really did have to pass the tax bill so people could find out what's in it. The GOP has made gains on the generic congressional... ADVERTISEMENT The Dumb Controversy over the Schiff Memo Andrew C. McCarthy The Schiff memo, principally authored by Democratic staff on the House Intelligence Committee under the direction of ranking member Adam Schiff (D., Calif.), is the response to the Nunes memo,... Gun Control Isn't the Answer The Editors As usual, it seemed to come out of nowhere. And, as usual, it didn't. The murderer who took the lives of 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Fla., was on everybody's radar, from the... When Does the Right to Die Become the Duty to Die? Grazie Pozo Christie Compassionately caring for the severely mentally ill is a challenge for every society. Many countries, including ours, are failing that challenge. Patients suffering from schizophrenia and other... The Myth of America's 'Crumbling' Infrastructure Jonah Goldberg It's Infrastructure Week (again), and who among us can contain his excitement? The president, for one. According to reports, President Trump wanted to announce the biggest investment in... ADVERTISEMENT What NR is Reading The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945 James D. Hornfischer "A masterful account of the barbaric last year of the Pacific War...The Fleet at Flood Tide is, quite simply, popular and scholarly military history at its best." - Victor Davis Hanson LEARN MORE Photo Essays Valparaiso Bike Race Gangland, El Salvador ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.