Andrew C. McCarthy

The incantations of the word are intended to mislead the public into assuming the cartels’ terror ‘designation’ has solid legal footing.

The president of the United States has no unilateral authority to use military force in the absence of a legitimate armed conflict.

Bondi should try to persuade her headstrong boss that enough is enough.

Sort of.

Trump and Bondi’s finagling with the appointment process has gotten them nowhere.

Incorporating the Pentagon into the campaign against political enemies — even those who make a craven video — raises the abuse of executive power to a new level.

Comey’s pending motions could be key.

Why did the DOJ create a second indictment document that makes it look like no charge was rejected?

How much does it matter?

Some errors may require dismissal of the charges. Some are being exaggerated.

The Justice Department is in the business of investigating crime, not the business of conducting political opposition research.

The initial appointment of the prosecutor in these cases was untenable — and Bondi’s fix doesn’t work.

The justice played a bad hand about as well as it could be played.

This week produced one of the most bizarre submissions to a court that I’ve seen.

When the rule of law erodes, so does liberty.

The power has become synonymous with corruption.

Ironically, a ruling against the U.S. attorney for Los Angeles could help both Trump and Comey.

With an embarrassment of riches to choose from, the president’s appellate team raises five claims.

Democratic lawfare, along with the president’s own renegade actions, helped get us to this point.

The case should be dismissed.

The administration has appealed to the Supreme Court as challenges in other states mount.

The 18-count case may involve both.

Trump refused to prevent Israel from winning.

Why is anyone shocked to hear that the FBI perused senators’ phone records around the time of a riot at the Capitol over which the president had been impeached?

It appears that DOJ standards have changed.

It’s shameful.

The more distant we are from an actual military threat, the more imperative it should be to obtain authorization from the people’s representatives.

This is significant, but administration tactics have created openings for district judges to intrude in such cases.

It’s an incomprehensible case.

The irony is that no one on earth, not even Donald Trump himself, is more responsible for Trump’s presidency — now in its second term — than Jim Comey.