DEEP STATETrump, the FBI, and the Rule of LawBy James B. StewartDuring the 2016 presidential election, one of the two major candidates labored under the shadow of a criminal investigation by the F.B.I. In “Deep State,” James B. Stewart, a columnist for The New York Times and the author of “Blood Sport” and “Den of Thieves,” among many other books, tells the story of both investigations. His account produces few new facts, nor a bold new thesis, that would dramatically alter our understanding of either. He shows how the twin investigations turn out to be closely linked, and not just because an election pitted their subjects against each other. agents investigating Clinton’s use of a personal email account realized early on that they would never have a prosecutable case.

Source: New York Times October 07, 2019 21:00 UTC