FDL Review

On Tuesday, the primary voters in Florida nominated Iraq veteran and U.S. Representative Ron DeSantis, Republican, and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, Democrat, for the state's governorship. DeSantis' victory was expected, for he was the frontrunner in the polls and he had been endorsed by President Donald Trump, but Gillum, who was behind U.S. Representative Gwen Graham in the surveys, pulled off an upset. Congressman DeSantis Both candidates at their respective parties' ideological extremes: DeSantis is a staunch conservative who proposed cutting off funding for the special counsel's investigation last year; Gillum is a democratic socialist who supports universal healthcare and a $15 minimum wage. The contest has parallels with the gubernatorial race in neighboring Georgia, where Republican Secretary of State and Democratic former state Representative Stacey Abrams are ideological polar opposites. The Florida contest kicked off with a bang on Wednesday when...

On Saturday, it was revealed that Robert Mueller, the special prosecutor in the probe of Team Trump-Russia communications, extensively interviewed Don McGahn, the White House counsel, on matters related to obstruction of justice. This occurred with the support of the president, who said that he "allowed [McGahn] and all others to testify" even though he "didn’t have to." Bob Mueller The New York Times reported that McGahn "provided the investigators examining whether Mr. Trump obstructed justice a clear view of the president’s most intimate moments with his lawyer," making it clear that the Mueller is weaning off of his investigation into foreign ties and instead focusing on nailing President Trump with obstruction-of-justice charges. The issue with this, of course, is the evidence shows that Trump didn't obstruct justice, and the arguments that form this case are easily refuted. For example, the  Times cited the ouster of FBI Director Jame...