In his statement, Comey noted that he did not tell Trump he would "let this go," but he also believed Trump wasn't talking about the broader investigation into Russian meddling — only Flynn.
If Mueller, who is widely respected in Washington, can maintain his independence from any meddling, subtle or broad, by the White House, this will count as a step forward.
But there can be no deal without full Afghan participation, and the Obama administration should consider appointing an international mediator to bring a broad mix of participants — including Afghanistan's meddling neighbors — to the table.
It is neither fruitful nor desirable for governments to meddle in broad cultural attitudes.
On a broader level, however, the attack in Britain and the meddling in American elections are considered signs of Putin's boldness in spreading his influence globally — well beyond Ukraine (which his forces invaded in 2014) or Syria (where it dispatched new military advisers, warplanes, and other major military equipment, in 2015).
The banks will hope they have secured a guarantee against more intrusive meddling by getting the government to make a broad statement about the industry's economic importance.This included a commitment not to deviate too far from international banking norms, and to preserve the City's role as a financial centre.
There are well-established techniques for protecting government investment accounts from political meddling, such as legal requirements that the funds buy a broad index.
His conclusions, however, don't go beyond the disturbed puzzlement of suburbia or the desire to pin the blame for it on a broad sweep of ideas that can be traced back to the mistaken meddling of "liberals" or "do-gooders".
The president has had private conversations about both the possibility of firing Sessions and the possible consequences of him resigning, according to the Post, which also reported that some in Trump's close circle believe Trump's dissatisfaction is part of a broader desire to shut down the investigation into the administration's relationship to Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
The repeated references to South Carolina were deliberate -- part of a broader effort by the campaign to tell South Carolina voters that outside groups based in Washington were meddling in their primary.
