Crime, Law and Justice

Top House Democrats raise prospect of impeachment, jail for Trump
Top House Democrats on Sunday raised the prospect of impeachment or prison time for President Trump if it's proved that he directed illegal hush-money payments to women, adding to the legal pressure on the president over the Russia investigation and other scandals.
Comey: Russia investigation initially looked at 4 Americans
Comey did not identify the Americans initially investigated in connection with Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election — but he said President Trump, then the Republican candidate, was not among them.
Effort to weaken Wisconsin, Michigan governors stirs separation-of-powers debate
If Democrats sue to prevent Republicans from diluting the powers of newly elected governors and attorneys general in Wisconsin and Michigan, the lawsuits will probably center on one question: Are lawmakers usurping authority that belongs to the executive branch?
Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen should get 'substantial prison term,' Feds say
Prosecutors acknowledged that Cohen has been cooperating with cases in New York City and Washington but nonetheless said the crimes he's admitted committing are serious enough to go to prison.