Outside the Beltway

Finding 12 impartial people in a high-profile trial is challenging.

Is it even possible to find 12 impartial citizens to judge a figure so infamous?

The Manhattan DA could move as early as next week.

Manhattan’s new DA seems to think he has a weak case.

The Supreme Court refused to block a lower court order.

Trump basically confirmed all but one aspect of the Atlantic story.

The AG is Trump’s lawyer, not ours.

For the second time, the chief federal prosecutor for Manhattan has been fired.

It’s been quite a year, and quite a decade.

In a new court filing, House Democrats hint they might move to impeach the President again if the evidence warrants such action.

After a hearing that largely recapped the past month of hearings on Capitol Hill, the House Judiciary Committee is set to unveil Articles of Impeachment today.

Those Republicans who recognize how bad President Trump is for he nation but are afraid to speak out against him are as bad as the true believers of Cult45.

The vultures keep circling above the head of “America’s Mayor.”

The House Judiciary Committee is ready to begin its phase of impeachment hearings after Thanksgiving.

An internal Justice Department investigation fails to find any evidence of political bias in the Russia investigation.

One of Donald Trump”s closest associates has been convicted by a Federal jury.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals dealt President Trump another setback in his effort to keep his financial records out of Congressional hands.

Caught in the middle of the Ukraine scandal, the President”s lawyer has gotten his own lawyers.

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals handed President Trump a loss in his effort to prevent prosecutors in New York from getting copies of his tax returns.

What started out as a joke on the campaign trail has turned into a serious legal argument being made to a Federal Judge by an attorney for the President.

An iconic and honorable Member of Congress has passed away.

Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani is under criminal investigation by the same office he once headed as U.S. Attorney.

President Trump loses another lawsuit against his ongoing efforts to stonewall Congress.

A Federal Judge rejected the President’s effort to block a New York City prosecutor from obtaining copies of his tax returns.

The time for sitting on the sidelines is over. Donald Trump cannot be allowed to get away with his usurpation of power, his disdain for the law, or his continued policies that have damaged the country.

House Democrats are reportedly looking at an impeachment process narrowly focused on the President’s efforts to obtain a quid pro quo from the President of Ukraine.

Donald Trump is suing the District Attorney in Manhattan to stop him from getting copies of Trump’s tax returns.

House Democrats are set to investigate the payoffs made to Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels in advance of the 2016 election.

House Democrats rejected an effort by a member of the progressive wing of the party to force an impeachment inquiry against the President.

The House Judiciary Committee has upped the ante in the showdown between the Trump Administration and Congress.

I continue to be opposed to impeachment of the President, but I’m slowly moving in that direction thanks primary to the Administration’s own actions.

For the first time since being appointed Special Counsel, Robert Mueller spoke to the media regarding his report on the Russia investigation. The news was not good for the President.

Justin Amash’s call for impeachment of the President, and the Republican Party’s reaction to it, is telling us a lot about the current state of the GOP.

Michael Avenatti, the former attorney for Stormy Daniels who briefly flirted with the idea of running for President, has been charged with multiple counts of fraud and other charges, some of them in connection with his representation of Daniels herself.

President Trump’s stonewalling strategy suffered another legal setback in New York City yesterday.

As the Administration continues to stonewall legitimate requests from Congress for documents and witnesses, pressure is growing on Speaker Pelosi to authorize the opening of an impeachment inquiry.

At some point, what we call conservatism turned into a racket. It’s not surprising that this led directly to Trump.

Justin Amash spoke out against the President and Attorney General. Unsurprisingly this is not being received well by his fellow Republicans.

Disturbing news in the Eddie Gallagher case.

Right now, polling indicates that the American public is reluctant to support impeachment of the President but it’s possible that could change.

The President’s eldest son has been subpoenaed to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding Trump campaign contacts with Russia.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared “case closed” on the Mueller Report and the Russia investigation. This is far from the truth.

There’s a lot of talk right now about “electability.” but what the heck does it mean?

In the end, Impeachment is a political act more than a legal one. For that reason, Democrats should not pursue impeachment unless they have a reasonable chance of winning.

A cautious analyst makes a strong claim.

Thus far, the full(ish) release provides plenty of juicy details but no real revelations.

The Lawfare gang and Popehat weigh in.

Predictably, news that the investigation has ended has people on both sides cheering. It’s unwarranted.

It’s been a rough two years under Trump, but America’s institutions are surviving.