Paul Manafort

"Which is true? The Guardian's anonymous claims or WikiLeaks' vehement denials? You can pick which to believe based on which one most advances your political narrative, or refrain from forming judgments until evidence is available. I'm going to opt for the latter course."

This development "should make President Donald Trump very nervous indeed."

"If all his people are put under pressure and tell the secrets they know, it's terrible for him. There's a real sense that the criminal justice system is biting back [against the president]."

"This will be the first of many efforts by Trump to distract attention from the legal hurricane that is gathering force around him."

It can actually be quite revealing when the president gets with his friends over at Fox & Friends.

"This goes a long way to explaining why Trump is upset about 'flipping.'"

It was a fitting message on a day when two members of the president's inner circle both became felons

"My reforms would make it flatly illegal for Americans to work as lobbyists for foreign governments. Congress should pass this law so we never see another snake like Paul Manafort again."