"Since John Dean famously warned his boss, Richard Nixon, of a cancer on the presidency in 1973, the “C” word has been bandied about at the whiff of White House scandal. But Ukrainegate is different. The current context is different. Today’s cancer is a pathology of the entire political and cultural life of the United States. Donald J. Trump is stage 4—a large tumor in the thoracic cavity metastasizing to the liver, kidneys, and pancreas."

"This blatant politicization of the Justice Department is not good news for democracy. Trump believes he can use it to go after political enemies, and with the dangerously corrupt AG Barr running the investigation, he has a deadly weapon with which he can manipulate public opinion."