Will Pence's classified documents discovery let Biden off the hook? | Harry Litman
We have a serious problem with the retention of classified documents, but it is not a problem the criminal law can or should solve.
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Oath Keepers convictions vindicate truth about Jan. 6 | Harry Litman
The convictions represent a major advance in the DOJ's pursuit of accountability for all those involved in efforts to prevent a peaceful transfer of power.
Trump Jan. 6 subpoena is not an empty gesture | Harry Litman
It underscores the former president's refusal to be accountable for his assault on civil society and his contempt for the rule of law.
Is Mar-a-Lago search the beginning of the end? | Harry Litman
Monday's move by the FBI unequivocally locks Trump and the government in an arch-antagonistic posture, playing for the highest of stakes and for keeps.
Truth tellers vs. sycophants in a deathmatch for democracy | Harry Litman
The issue for the president was overturning the will of the people and remaining in power. Details such as the law and evidence were beside...
Biden chose well with Merrick Garland — but there could be a few headaches | Harry Litman / Syndicated columnist
Before Jan. 6, the smart money was on Biden's Department of Justice taking a pass on the various crimes that Trump might have committed as...
The antithesis of law and order | Harry Litman / Syndicated columnist
Trump's embrace of vigilantism fits very well with his distinctly racist rhetoric. His desperate fiction is that his supporters, nearly all white, are peace-loving patriots,...
More census chicanery | Harry Litman / Syndicated columnist
Trump’s clever idea amounts to nothing but lawless and thinly disguised antipathy toward immigrants, President Obama and constitutional norms.
Courts will handle Trump and DOJ’s stonewalling | Harry Littman / Syndicated columnist
Remember Don McGahn, President Donald Trump’s long-ago White House counsel? Well, he’s back, and more important than ever. In truth, McGahn never left. He is...