David Kurtz
Five years ago, former cop Seth Stoughton wrote one of the best things we’ve ever published at TPM. It was on point, expert yet accessible, and very timely. Now he’s back, with co-author Karen Collins Rice, with a new piece on the need to dramatically change police culture to embrace the guardian ethos.
A former FEMA administrator tells us that the Trump administration’s approach on closing testing sites as hotspots flare is, to use the technical term, “dumb.”
A TPM reader whose name I will withhold checks in with a reminder on the chaos COVID-19 has unleashed within the criminal justice system. Trump ousting Berman and appointing someone with no prosecutorial experience is bad. Doing it in the middle of the pandemic? Give this a read:
Nearly 24 tumultuous hours after this latest DOJ saga began, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoff Berman has now stepped down.
The Justice Department’s extraordinary effort to block the publication of John Bolton’s book goes before a judge for the first time at the top of the hour. Full coverage of the hearing right here.
Incredibly important oral arguments before the DC Circuit Court of Appeals going on right now in the Mike Flynn case.
The Washington Post has produced a new in-depth video analysis of the violent effort to clear the way for President Trump’s infamous photo op at St. John’s church one week ago this evening:
DOJ Detailed To Trump Campaign
DOJ spokesperson goes on Hannity’s Fox show to announce next phase of the bogus “unmasking” investigation.