Timothy L. O'Brien

Paul Manafort arrives at federal court, ...

O’Brien: Mueller’s case against Manafort isn’t about Trump

July 31, 2018 at 3:14 p.m.

Neither the trial starting Tuesday in Alexandria, nor its companion in Washington in September, should worry the president in the near-term. But to the extent that Mueller is pursuing a...

O’Brien: Trump a 10? Not quite, say Puerto Rico’s 4,600 dead

June 1, 2018 at 12:51 p.m.

Hurricane Maria represents an epic loss of life. And the New England Journal noted that its estimate of about 4,600 dead on Puerto Rico "is likely to be an underestimate.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson leaves after speaking at a news conference at the State Department in Washington on Tuesday. President Donald Trump fired Tillerson and said he would nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace him.

O’Brien: Tillerson’s humiliating exit was vintage Trump

March 14, 2018 at 10:10 a.m.

Rex Tillerson was chief executive of energy giant Exxon Mobil before he was the former secretary of state. Big jobs, both, and Tillerson looked and sounded every bit the corporate...

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner listens as President Donald Trump speaks on Nov. 1 at the White House.

O’Brien: Why Jared Kushner is such an easy mark

February 28, 2018 at 3:23 p.m.

Jared Kushner should never have had the role he has in the first place. But because of the president's poor judgment and ethical blind spots, there's a mark in the...

President Donald Trump speaks during a ...

O’Brien: Trump kept one campaign promise. The shutdown is proof.

January 29, 2018 at 11:08 a.m.

Over and over and over, first as a candidate and then as president, Donald Trump made a pledge to voters: He would run the White House like he's run his...

O’Brien: Bannon opens a window on the serious possibility of money laundering

January 4, 2018 at 4:39 p.m.

Trump watchers have been treated to a world-class cage match over the last couple of days between President Donald Trump and one of his political Svengalis, Steve Bannon. Lots of...

Paul Manafort (right), former campaign manager for President Donald Trump, leaves U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., on Monday. Manafort and associate Rick Gates pleaded not guilty following their indictment on federal charges.

O’Brien: Manafort indictment should and shouldn’t terrify Trump

October 31, 2017 at 11:28 a.m.

Monday's indictment of Paul Manafort may offer a blueprint of the kind of charges special counsel Robert Mueller may ultimately bring against Donald Trump himself.

President Donald Trump speaks about the ...

O’Brien: Why Trump can’t respond to Charlottesville

August 14, 2017 at 11:03 a.m.

President Donald Trump has never really distanced himself from the white nationalists who have been among his most visible backers since he announced his presidential bid two years ago.

Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. testifies last week at the confirmation hearing for Sen. Jeff Sessions, who is Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general. Lewis says he doesn鈥檛 consider Trump a 鈥渓egitimate president,鈥� blaming the Russians for helping the Republican win the White House.

O’Brien: Show Rep. John Lewis some respect, Mr. Trump

August 14, 2017 at 11:03 a.m.

Donald Trump took to Twitter -- surprise! -- on Saturday to slam Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, for saying that he planned to skip Trump's upcoming inauguration because he doesn't consider...

A statue of Brig. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren overlooks the Gettysburg battlefield.

O’Brien: Seven score and 13 years later, Trump, at Gettysburg, impersonates Lincoln

October 24, 2016 at 4:28 p.m.

Though the political party Lincoln forged has undergone seismic changes since then, his words have endured for more than 150 years. Trump's words are likely to be more ephemeral.

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