Robert Mueller Did Not Do His Job

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Jul 28, 2019 As the recent hearings make clear, the former special counsel had a tool at his disposal during his 22-month investigation that he refused to use. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

News Hounds Ignore Red Meat in D.C., Gnaw on Bone in New York

Gregory Glover / Truthdig Jun 10, 2019 Monday's House Judiciary Committee hearing was just getting started when the first reports came in: New York. Aircraft. Building. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Contentious Kavanaugh Hearings Wrap Up

JESSICA GRESKO / The Associated Press Sep 7, 2018 The Judiciary Committee is likely to vote on the Supreme Court nominee on Sept. 20, with a vote by the full Senate the following week. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Rages Against Mueller Probe for Second Straight Day

Anne Flaherty and Jill Corvin / The Associated Press Aug 20, 2018 The president's tirade follows a report that White House attorney Don McGahn has been cooperating extensively with the special counsel. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Says His White House Counsel Isn’t a ‘RAT’ Like Nixon’s

JILL COLVIN / The Associated Press Aug 19, 2018 The president, in a series of angry tweets, denounces a New York Times story that White House counsel Don McGahn has been cooperating with Robert Mueller's team investigating Russian election meddling. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Note From Truthdig’s Publisher on Our New Design

Zuade Kaufman / Truthdig Aug 9, 2017 We hope you will enjoy our more modern look, updated technology and innovative features. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mr. Trump, Have You Heard About Democratic Values?

John Dean / Truthdig Aug 9, 2017 An effort should be launched to educate our president. His desecration of traditions could pose a constitutional crisis. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

AUDIO: Robert Scheer and John Dean on Richard Nixon, Ted Cruz and the Abuse of Power

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 31, 2015 In the premiere episode of KCRW's "Scheer Intelligence," Truthdig's editor-in-chief sits down with John Dean, the former Nixon legal adviser who blew the lid off the Watergate scandal In this podcast, Dean offers his take on the misuse of power under the guise of national security—both during the Nixon era and today (Above, Robert Scheer interviewing President Nixon for the Los Angeles Times in 1985). Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

A Dud From ‘Darth’

John Dean / Truthdig Sep 9, 2011 As I mentioned to friends when I started reading Dick Cheney’s memoir, I was doing it so others would not have to. And, as a precaution, I did it alone in case my head exploded. It did not. This book is a bomb, but not the exploding kind.Dick Cheney’s book is a bomb, but not the exploding kind. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Keith Olbermann, John Dean Preview Rupert Murdoch Testimony

Staff / Truthdig Jul 19, 2011 Rupert and James Murdoch will face the British Parliament on Tuesday, and John Dean (above) thinks the elder tycoon may not be used to the pressure: "I think that this is the first time that Murdoch has ever been in this kind of atmosphere where people can push him to answer questions he might not want to address". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

John Dean Knows How to Get Rid of Clarence Thomas

BLANK Jun 29, 2011 For good reason, there has been serious hand-wringing over what to do about the ethical lapses of US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas There is clear precedent for how to deal with the justice Thomas could be forced off the benchThere is clear precedent for how to deal with the justice. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

A Supreme Victory for Special Interests

John Dean / Truthdig Jan 22, 2010 The conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court, none of whom has been elected to anything, ever, has given a monumental victory to special interests. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )