Benjamin Wittes goes behind James Comey’s A Higher Loyalty. James Comey isn’t the hero we deserve — but he’s the hero we need. Republicans are actively interfering in the Mueller probe to protect Trump. Mitch McConnell is inviting a constitutional crisis. Trump’s assault on the rule of law is working. Can Trump pardon his way out of the Mueller probe? Josh Marshall: “Cohen-ology pays off after all”. It might not matter whether or not Michael Cohen flips on Donald Trump. Why do Trump’s defenders assume he’s guilty? With friends like these, the president should probably reconsider his messaging strategy. Martin Longman goes inside the dirty tricks of Roger Stone.
