"It Never Happened" A Brief Guide to Trump:Russia Contacts

"It never happened," (Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks) said. "There was no communication between the campaign and any foreign entity during the campaign."

Working from "New York Times reporting, documents submitted to Congress, and court records and accusations related to the special counsel," The Times has assembled a handy graphic detailing which Trump campaign official had contacts with Russian assets during the campaign. It's a nice piece of  graphic design and stunning in its scope. 

More than 100 Trump:Russia Contacts

Why Arresting Roger Stone Was the Right Thing to Do

As Ben Wittes explains

Law enforcement simply does not hand a summons to someone who threatens to kill a witness and trust that person to act responsibly with it.  No conscientious prosecutor would think a summons appropriate there, or think that a threat to kill a witness is simply what targets of grand jury investigations routinely do.

If Mr. Stone does as he promised Tucker Carlson and fights the charges in open court,  we may learn things the Trump legal team would rather we didn't. In any event, we're off to a dramatic start.