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The same response can be found in the Trump base only in reverse. That response, that way of being politically involved is a concern for me. Civics is not taught in school any more. We are not raising our children to appreciate and respect alternative points of view.

Once again, Trump seems ham-handed in presidential PR. He's on a "working vacation" while the White House undergoes long-needed repairs. He would have been better off if he simply stated he'd be working at a different location. Why introduce the idea of a vacation at all? It also would help if...

I do not disagree with what you said above but remain curious about something. If what you say is accurate, why is the Trump administration, the Republican-controlled House and the Republican Controlled Senate doing seemingly nothing about it? There is absolutely nothing keeping them from...

I Googled this: In the District, of 478,688 registered voters, 287,403 cast ballots, for a 60 percent turnout, roughly the same turnout as in 2012. Prospective grand jurors in D.C. come from the list of registered voters. 60% of them voted, which means 40% did not care enough to show up and...

You seem to have a strong belief that people cannot overcome their biases, whatever their perspective may be. I believe otherwise, as did our Founding Fathers. Because we are dealing with human beings, there will always be flaws in the system but it's the only one we have and it's a good one...

Yes, I would feel very confident that the journalists you name could put their biases aside and look at the evidence objectively. I would say the same if you listed journalists from Breitbart, Fox and other Trump-friendly news outlets. I say that because when I was politically active, I...

It's not that there is no evidence. At present, there is no evidence we know of. The investigations continue in secret. We know what is leaked. We do not know what is not leaked. Also, some would argue that Trump has very publicly and intentionally done much to stop or undermine the...

Overwhelming bipartisan support is a good thing, so no, I would not object in the hypothetical you present. But an FBI-led investigation is unlikely because the Mueller-led probe will continue. His mandate is very broad. There is nothing in it that limits him to Russia stuff. We had an FBI-led...

Is there a reason to leave independent voters unrepresented if you are going to politicize the investigation? Why not have it headed jointly by one Dem, one Rep and one Ind? Or if it is objectivity you seek, why not have it headed by a true independent? Of course, if you are going to open that...

We know that Mueller has financial investigators on his team. That could mean what you suggest above. It could also mean they are looking into Trump's current businesses and the conflicts of interests they create, especially as it regards the emoluments clause of the Constitution. Once the...

All true. These developments are part of a trend that lend support to my prediction that the Republicans who have the power to do so will impeach Trump and replace him with Pence, one of their own. An an additional power center is coalescing and may come to be seen by many populist Trump...

Trust it or not, this is an example of the reporting I am talking about. Grand juries operate in secret so there is much we will not know and should not know. That won't keep the press from speculating and digging, so eventually we will probably know with reasonable certainty whether this is a...

If you are looking for bias, you will likely find it but I don't agree that just because one lives in DC one will be biased against Trump. I recently appeared for jury duty in a murder case. I have a bias against murderers. I also have a bias against cocky young men who prance around projecting...

It started out that way, yes. The reporting now is that this grand jury will not be shared with other prosecutors. It will be dedicated to Muller's investigation(s) alone.

Trump said something at tonight's rally about Mueller should investigate Hillary. I'm not sure that's in his job description but I am at a loss to explain why no one else is. It's a fair point that the Hillary investigation should be looked at if not revived. It strikes me as very strange that...

The formation of a grand jury could be characterized as a routine and expected event in an investigation of this nature. Nothing to get excited about, just part of the game, the White House could say. And initial commentary from Trump spokespeople has been spot on, I think. The statements that...

Trump says a lot of things.

That may be exactly what the country needs to move forward to a politically more functional future. The Democratic Party is in the midst of an identity crisis and the Republican Party is not much different in that regard. The two-party system's flaws were laid bare in the 2016 campaign. Sanders...

U.S. News & World Report Opinion Piece: Trump is Failing His Voters Donald Trump Lied to Americans Who Desperately Wanted His Help Excerpt: "During the campaign Trump promised $1 trillion in infrastructure investments and they are nowhere in sight; not because of Washington obstruction but...

Trump's immediate problem with the investigations is not what they are finding (nothing announced yet). It is his reaction to the investigations and the PR firestorms he generates. If he stopped bringing the investigations front and center with his unnecessary comments and tweets, many of the...