Quinta Jurecic

The First Glimmer of Accountability

The indictment of the Trump Organization and its CFO isn’t much—but it’s a start.

• Quinta Jurecic
• July 3, 2021

There’s No Good Way to Protect the Presidency Anymore

The Department of Justice is banking on a future full of upstanding presidents who are committed to rule of law. But we may not be so lucky.

• Quinta Jurecic
• June 28, 2021

The Ringmaster Is Gone

But the circus remains.

• Quinta Jurecic
• May 6, 2021

The Evolution of Trump’s Threat to America

From Russiagate to the insurrection at the Capitol, Trump’s crises followed a clear trajectory.

• Quinta Jurecic
• February 18, 2021

Don’t Move On Just Yet

Could a truth and reconciliation commission help the country heal?

• Quinta Jurecic
• January 23, 2021

Nihilism Is Destroying Our Democracy

Enthusiastic enablers of Trump have unmoored themselves from the values that make possible a government by and for the people.

• Quinta Jurecic
• January 5, 2021

There Aren’t Serious-Enough Consequences for Those Trying to Break American Democracy

What the president and his lawyers have been attempting to do deserves punishment that will likely never come.

• Quinta Jurecic
• November 30, 2020

The Reckless Race to Confirm Amy Coney Barrett Justifies Court Packing

We used to reject court packing as a dangerous game. Now we believe it may be the best way to restore the Court’s legitimacy.

• Quinta Jurecic and Susan Hennessey
• October 4, 2020

The Tedium of Trump

No matter how many crazy things happen, the fundamentals are the same: The president is a greedy racist and misogynist who does not understand his job.  

• Quinta Jurecic
• September 28, 2020

Trump Is Terrified of Losing

His electoral prospects are slim—and he knows it.

• Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes
• August 4, 2020

The Revenge of the Never Trumpers

Conservatives who have repudiated the president are an essential part of the coalition that could elect Biden—and reshape American politics for years to come.

• Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes
• July 28, 2020

Nothing Can Justify the Attack on Portland

The question of whether these arrests are appropriate has a clear answer—at least in a nation that purports to live under the rule of law.  

• Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes
• July 21, 2020

How to Corrupt the Justice Department

Donald Trump has left his successors a playbook.

• Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes
• July 13, 2020

Mazars Is a Victory for Rule of Law

As to Trump’s claim to what his legal team once characterized as “temporary absolute presidential immunity,” the Supreme Court’s answer was simple: No.

• Quinta Jurecic
• July 11, 2020

Trump Is Campaigning on a Platform of Abject Failure

The president’s argument for his reelection is not the kind of argument you make if you’ve done a good job.

• Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes
• July 7, 2020

Trump Is Boring Now, and He Can’t Do Anything About It

Season 4 of the Trump show just doesn’t have the zest and sparkle of the previous seasons.

• Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes
• June 30, 2020

Trump Is Exploiting D.C.’s Lack of Statehood

The president’s crackdown in the capital exposes its vulnerability to authoritarianism.

• Quinta Jurecic
• June 24, 2020

Three Plausible—And Troubling—Reasons Why Barr Tried to Force Berman Out

Some are worse than others, though none represents what one would like to see from the Department of Justice.

• Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes
• June 22, 2020

Despise Bolton, but Read His Book Anyway

Americans need not validate or vindicate the former national security adviser. But they should acknowledge that his story is worth hearing.

• Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes
• June 16, 2020

Yet Another Week of Trump Failing to Be an Actual Authoritarian

The president attempted to respond to protests with shows of force, and revealed his weakness in the process.

• Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes
• June 9, 2020