As Justice Department attorneys reportedly race to indict the former FBI director, a former federal prosecutor reflects on DOJ’s madness.
James D. Zirin
James D. Zirin, author and legal analyst, is a former federal prosecutor in New York’s Southern District. He also hosts the public television talk show and podcast Conversations with Jim Zirin.
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Jimmy Kimmel, Broadcast Media, and Free Speech
While Disney-ABC and Skydance-Paramount-CBS cave to MAGA bullying, others hold firm, including The New York Times.
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Understanding Trump’s Impact on the Great Seal of the United States
My uncle, the eminent sculptor Theodore Roszak, offered a cheeky play on the Great Seal of the United States, presciently anticipating the president’s restoration of the Department of War and effort to change the Great Seal.
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In NIH Funding Case, the Supreme Court Makes Up the Rules as It Goes Along
Chief Justice Roberts joined the liberals in a shadow docket ruling that was muddled even by the justices’ feckless standards.
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The Retribution Presidency: Trump’s Government of Revenge
With law enforcement, emergency powers, and the pardon pen at his disposal, Trump has turned our system of government into an engine of personal vengeance.
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Trump’s Troop Deployment: Why It’s Both Ominous and Stupid
Where have all the Jeffrey Epstein files gone, long time passing? Being slowly handed to the House Oversight Committee, but not made public, so the details of Donald Trump’s connection with Epstein will stay a mystery. Don’t expect the Justice Department files to help. Trust Attorney General Pam Bondi not to release embarrassing information to […]
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Have We Been Invaded?
Looking for a seat on the Supreme Court, Judge James Ho of Texas spouts the party line.
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The Shadow Knows
The Supreme Court’s shadow docket has become Trump’s secret weapon—anonymous, unexplained rulings that bypass normal procedures to hand the president victory after victory.
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Trump’s Third-Country Deportations Explained
First, it was that megaprison in El Salvador, now Africa is becoming a dumping ground for illegal migrants who committed crimes. How the president and the Supreme Court are normalizing the inhumane.
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Epstein and Trump: Why We’re Unlikely to See the Files
Judges will probably keep the Epstein files sealed, Bondi seems unlikely to release anything, and the Supreme Court’s version of blanket presidential immunity will thwart any criminal case against Trump.
