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Pat yourselves on the backs, Senate Democrats. Way to prove you're worth re-electing.

The most intriguing witness for the Michael Sussmann trial may be DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz.

In his exhibit purporting to get preapproval to use Fusion GPS emails at trial, John Durham provided a bunch of emails that were useless for that purpose but really useful for riling up the frothers.

An alternate perspective: the publication of news confirming the U.S.'s role providing intelligence to Ukraine may not be just dick-wagging.

In the Sussmann case, Judge Christopher Cooper has, overly optimistically, I think, set up a framework (primarily by excluding discussion about the accuracy of the information) that he thinks will guide all these decisions. But even within that framework, the rules of evidence will still apply.  And that will leave significant parts of Durham's conspiracy theory out of the trial. 

There is nothing like Derby Day. The hats are as insane as they look. And yet it is one of the greatest pieces of Americana ever.

There's been a lot of complaining that the US is bragging about its role in Ukraine's sinking of the Moskva. But I think those complaints ignore the many benefits declassifying such intelligence have for America's alliances, particularly as Sweden and Finland decide to join NATO.

Yesterday, Judge Christopher Cooper ruled that he will review 38 Fusion emails to test the claims of privilege the Democrats and Rodney Joffe made over them. But because of procedural issues, it's possible Durham will win his privilege battle but lose his ability to use those emails at the Michael Sussmann trial.

WaPo decided to poll whether Trump should be prosecuted for something that, as described, is not a crime. It would be far more interesting to see polling on whether Trump should be prosecuted for the far more serious crimes being investigated.