Tag Archives: John Bolton

Unfit for Office, Cop Charged with Murder

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Bolton Bookbomb: Former National Security Adviser John Bolton writes in his new memoir that House Democrats bungled the impeachment of President Trump, skipping over serious misuse of power for his personal benefit.   “A president may not misuse the national government’s legitimate …

Trial Without Witnesses, Going Viral

Saturday, February 1, 2020

Trial and Error: The Senate voted 51 to 49 last night to block calling witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Trump, closing out the possibility of damning testimony by direct witnesses to his scheme to pressure Ukraine for an investigation …

In the Public Interest, Warning to Bolton

Thursday, January 30, 2020

In the Public Interest: Former Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz made the novel argument yesterday that if President Trump believed his re-election this year is in the public interest, then his pressure campaign on Ukraine is not an impeachable offense.   “Every …

The Bolton Bombshell, For Want of a Comma

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Revelations from the new book by former National Security Adviser John Bolton have been described as a “bombshell” for the impeachment trial of President Trump.

Proportional Threat, Bolton Says He’ll Talk

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Imminent Threat: As mourning ends for Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, one of Iran’s generals said, “We are ready to take a fierce revenge against America.” The NY Times reports that they are threatening a “proportional” response, which, if you take it literally, would mean …

Washington Wins, Bolton on Deck

Thursday, October 31, 2019

The Series: The Washington Nationals came from behind last night in Houston to win game seven and their first World Series in franchise history. Final score, 6-2. The last time a team won the series in Washington, Calvin Coolidge was President. …