- Byron York has proven himself a steady and clear-headed observer. His latest post -- "Five notes on Trump's current predicament" -- clears away a lot of fog: 1. It's not about collusion anymore [It's about alleged obstruction of justice] 2.Trump failed to take the threat against him seriously [His enemies don't want to defeat him, they are determined to remove him from office] 3. The future is in Robert Mueller's hands 4. More evidence? Democrats don't need more evidence to impeach [What they need is 218 votes in the House of Representatives] 5. 2018 is everything. [If Democrats have 218 votes, the president's life becomes much, much more difficult and fraught with danger.]
Update: York asks 5 lawyers - "Should a prosecutor pursue a case in which the star witness is a close friend? And when the friend is not only a witness but also arguably a victim — of firing — by the target of the investigation? And when the prosecutor might also be called on to investigate some of his friend's actions? The case would be difficult enough even without the complicating friendship." - It is unusual and problematic.
- Andrew C. McCarthy wrote a piece on "Why Trump Fired Comey," that sounds plausible to me. McCarthy built a case for the following conclusion: "I now believe President Donald Trump fired Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey because he believes Comey intentionally misled the public into believing Trump was under investigation by the FBI."