Noel C. Cilker

The almost-latest out of the Trump White House (news of James Comey's memo broke as I was writing this) is that the president gave classified information to Russian officials regarding the militant Islamic group ISIS. In and of itself, that is not a crime. But it could be highly damaging, as the revelation of that intelligence could compromise the source that provided it. It has now been revealed that that source was Israel, which was warned by American officials to not share sensitive intelligence with Trump for this very reason. From an article from January , "the Americans recommended that until it is made clear that Trump is not inappropriately connected to Russia and is not being extorted – Israel should avoid revealing sensitive sources to administration officials." President Trump with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.   Russian Foreign Ministry None of this looks good and adds to the White House's woes. But in response, Trump focused on...

President Donald Trump's bombshell firing of FBI Director James Comey is leaving oversized craters in the political environment. It's not unusual for incoming presidents to fire or ask for the resignations of bureaucrats left over from the previous administration, but Comey's firing has politicians, the press, and politically-tuned-in citizens on edge. The unease is due to the FBI's investigation of President Trump and his associates and their possible ties to Russia. Firing the director leading that investigation is leaving a host of commentators crying foul. President Donald Trump and former FBI Director James Comey.   Rex/Shutterstock David Ignatius of the Washington Post  wrote: "Comey’s firing takes the country closer to the dangerous collision that has been looming since allegations began about possible connections between Trump and his associates and the Russian covert influence operation Comey has been investigating since July." The Los ...