Outside the Beltway

A disturbing loyalty test.

Confirming who he always has been.

More on Trump’s attempt to subvert the 2020 election.

Here are some special papers.

Well, more than two…

Heads he wins, tails you lose.

Immunity edition.

“The Rise of ‘Middle-Finger Politics’”

More on the potential conflict of interest in Georgia

Fulton County Prosecutor’s alleged relationship with special prosecutor could derail the trial

This is the logical result of Trump’s legal arguments & that should give everyone pause

The Lawfare podcast offers a great primer on the eve of oral arguments

The denial of transfer to Federal Court could signal problems for Trump’s Presidential Immunity Claims

Lie down with dogs you get up with fleas edition.

A few predictions that are going to disappoint just about everyone.

Fading into the background is the appropriate end to his dance with MAGA.

Yesterday the Kraken. Today the Cheese. Whose flipping tomorrow?

For the moment, the “January 6th” trial begins on March 4th, 2024

Wherein I finally reveal my answer (spoiler: it is hardly surprising). And, also, wherein despite the goal of brevity, I fail at that goal.

It is worth repeating

They chose the ticket, now they are going for the ride.

tl;dr: Trump is a nightmare client & nightmare clients don’t do well in criminal courts

With the help of Popehat, I call out issues with the Fulton County case &, in doing so, piss everyone off

The next Trump indictment looks like it is coming this week.

Why “the First Amendment protects Trump” defense doesn’t make sense

Tucker is one of those “elites” he saying hates his audience.

Some thoughts on polling and the news since 2016.

The griftiness of it all is not surprising, but remains astounding.

The past just won’t let him be.

The launch of a new feature… featuring Drake!

Spoiler alert: the GOP has already failed this test multiple times.

The man is a dangerous nut.

You know, Russia, Russia, Russia.

Even the 2020 election deniers are conceding close elections in the midterms.

A low bar has been cleared.

Touting the accomplishments of the last two years isn’t working.

He failed to fulfill his oath.

This will just reinforce minority rule in the US.

Shameless (but not surprising).

Chris Stirewalt takes a victory lap.

It was far more compelling than expected.

They’re taking their eye off the ball.

She advocated that AZ overturn its election.

Why would a group that claims it has evidence of ballot harvesting refuse to turn it over?

Did we not already know this?

More willingness to subvert the election.

He was clearly willing to subvert the election.

The is a 7 hour gap in the phone logs at the White House from January 6, 2021.

The former President should have known that his claims of election fraud were baseless.