There is nothing normal about removing the FBI director, as a general matter. It's an extraordinary measure. This is an office that is typically served for a term of years, 10 years, to be precise.
Trump fired Jim Comey because the most dangerous thing in the world, if you are Donald Trump, is a person who tells the truth, is dogged, you can't c… - Benjamin Wittes
Trump fired Jim Comey because the most dangerous thing in the world, if you are Donald Trump, is a person who tells the truth, is dogged, you can't c…
- Benjamin Wittes
There is nothing normal about removing the FBI director, as a general matter. It's an extraordinary measure. This is an office that is typically serv… - Benjamin Wittes
There is nothing normal about removing the FBI director, as a general matter. It's an extraordinary measure. This is an office that is typically serv…
You know, you don't get to survive that long without making some compromises. - Benjamin Wittes
You know, you don't get to survive that long without making some compromises.
Comey really spent an enormous amount of energy in the period in which both he and Trump were in office trying to protect the FBI from political inte… - Benjamin Wittes
Comey really spent an enormous amount of energy in the period in which both he and Trump were in office trying to protect the FBI from political inte…
Asking journalists to denounce leaks because of their deleterious effects on the functioning of government is as hopeless as asking an airline to den… - Benjamin Wittes
Asking journalists to denounce leaks because of their deleterious effects on the functioning of government is as hopeless as asking an airline to den…
When somebody promises to do something, you have to think about whether that's something that you would be willing to see happen because the powers a… - Benjamin Wittes
When somebody promises to do something, you have to think about whether that's something that you would be willing to see happen because the powers a…
As a general matter, if the president wants to withdraw from a treaty, he simply gets to do that. And that's part of the powers of the office. - Benjamin Wittes
As a general matter, if the president wants to withdraw from a treaty, he simply gets to do that. And that's part of the powers of the office.
Recommended additon to the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights: "A right to not have your data rise up and attack you." - Benjamin Wittes
Recommended additon to the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights: "A right to not have your data rise up and attack you."
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