Wertheimer Political Report, October 30, 2025

TRUMPWATCH 2.0 The Peril of a White House That Flaunts Its Indifference to the Law “The White House has made no legal argument explaining its […]

Trump’s Definition of a “Rigged” Election: Any Election that Doesn’t Go His Way

To Donald Trump, the only valid election is one in which his side wins. Following a presidential election, Donald J. Trump said “This election is […]

Wertheimer Political Report, October 23, 2025

Roberts Supreme Court Majority Submits to Trump’s “Unitary” Constitution During his Senate confirmation hearing in 2005, Chief Justice John Roberts committed “to protect the independence […]

Roberts Supreme Court Majority Submits to Trump’s “Unitary” Constitution

During his Senate confirmation hearing in 2005, Chief Justice John Roberts committed “to protect the independence and integrity of the Supreme Court,” and “to ensure […]

Wertheimer Political Report, October 16, 2025

  If he talks like an autocrat and acts like an autocrat, he’s an autocrat. A common characteristic of autocrats is prosecuting their political opponents. […]

The Abuser, Part III: Autocrats Prosecute Opponents, Trump Fits Right In

If he talks like an autocrat and acts like an autocrat, he’s an autocrat. A common characteristic of autocrats is prosecuting their political opponents. Russia under […]

Wertheimer Political Report, October 9, 2025

  The Abuser, Part II: A Lawless Life (See Part I here.) No President of the United States has ever had anything like Donald Trump’s […]

The Abuser, Part II: A Lawless Life

(See Part I here.) No President of the United States has ever had anything like Donald Trump’s track record with the law. He is, put […]

Wertheimer Political Report, October 3, 2025

  D21 NEWS More than 3,700 nonprofit groups, including Democracy 21, joined together to respond to Trump’s executive order targeting nonprofits. The statement said: “We […]

New Fred Wertheimer Piece in the Hill: A Constitutional Convention would be a constitutional crisis — states must say no

In his new piece in the Hill, Fred Wertheimer warns that the push for an Article V Constitutional Convention is a coordinated and well-funded campaign […]