by Graham Fitzgibbon | Mar 27, 2019 | Briefings
How Regulatory Capture Allowed Boeing to Build an Unsafe Airliner We begin with today’s hearings before the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation and Space on the failure of oversight which allowed Boeing to certify the new 737 Max 8 which is clearly not a...
by Graham Fitzgibbon | Mar 26, 2019 | Briefings
The Republican Right and the Russiagate-Skeptic Left Embrace Barr’s Spin We begin with the victory laps by both the Republican right and the Russiagate-skeptic left celebrating what is widely reported as an exoneration of President Trump by the Mueller...
by Graham Fitzgibbon | Mar 25, 2019 | Briefings
Barr Contains the Potential Damage of the Mueller Report We begin with what looks like a successful effort by the Attorney General William Barr to contain the potential damage of the Mueller report by writing his own summary which frames the results to the...
by Graham Fitzgibbon | Mar 24, 2019 | Briefings
Examining Both the Legal and Political Landscape Ahead Now That the Mueller Report Has Been Delivered We begin today with Ian calling in by phone from the East Coast following Friday’s delivery of the Mueller report to the Attorney General who along with the...
by Graham Fitzgibbon | Mar 21, 2019 | Briefings
Assessing the Many Legal Cases Against Trump We begin with an assessment of the mounting legal cases against the president and his family and close associates as the Congress begins a series of investigations and the Mueller inquiry nears its climax while other...