Thursday's Opinions: Comey is a disgruntled ex-employee, and that’s how the Senate should view his testimony

I helped prosecute Watergate. Comey's statement is sufficient evidence for an obstruction of justice case.; Our town's newspaper was mocked for endorsing Trump. Here's what we think now.   Democracy Dies in Darkness       Joshua Roberts / Reuters Jack Kingston Comey is a disgruntled ex-employee, and that's how the Senate should view his testimony His prepared remarks confirm that the president did not do anything illegal in firing the FBI chief. Read more » Latest Columns Philip Allen Lacovara I helped prosecute Watergate. Comey's statement is sufficient evidence for an obstruction of justice case. Any experienced prosecutor would see these facts as establishing a prima facie case. Read more »   Gary Abernathy Our town's newspaper was mocked for endorsing Trump. Here's what we think now. The president should tweet less — but not start acting like a politician. Read more »     George F. Will Oregon is suing engineers for . . . speaking up about engineering? A man is fined $500 for sharing his opinion, or what the state calls practicing engineering without a license. Read more »   Charles Lane From polygamy to pornography, Americans are getting more permissive Could that help explain why Trump won? Read more »     E.J. Dionne Jr. Trump doesn't understand how to be president. The Comey story shows why. The president treated his FBI chief as he would a subordinate in the Trump Organization, and that was a big mistake. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     Dana Milbank Trump aides get tongue-tied trying to defend their boss Dan Coats and Mike Rogers looked foolish as they refused to answer questions about the president's actions on Comey and the FBI's Russia probe. Read more »   Hugh Hewitt 20 questions senators should ask James Comey Preferably without preamble or theatrics. Read more »   Arne Duncan The antidotes to American despair: From the big city to Appalachia Chicago and West Virginia's McDowell County have more in common than you'd think. Read more »     Robert J. Samuelson What really happened to coal? "Progress is the culprit," a study concludes. Read more »   Marc A. Thiessen The New York Times recklessly exposes a CIA operative's identity Trumpeting the real name of the 'Dark Prince' endangers him and his family. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Russia has been looking at their stealthy options against us Reading between the WH deputy press secretary’s lines Would we even know what hit us? According to Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Trump's tweets are not vetted by anyone in the White House.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Trump's FBI pick deserves intense scrutiny. Here's what he should be ready for. Christopher Wray must get a harder look than the typical executive nominee. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The Trump administration's birth control overhaul could do serious harm A draft of a proposed regulation would expand the religious exemption to the contraception coverage mandate. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   D.C.'s campaign finance office tells candidates it's okay to ignore the rules The lenient fine levied against Brandon Todd won't discourage bad campaign finance behavior. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Good news — and bad news — for our bald readers "The belief is that the head of a bald man contains gold." By Eugene Volokh  •  The Volokh Conspiracy  •  Read more »   The deep state is still alive. Reality Winner proved just that. In Washington, the alleged leaking of classified information by a civilian contractor has somehow become an afterthought. But enough is enough. By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   What American liberals can learn from Jeremy Corbyn’s campaign Boldness doesn't backfire; voters reward it. By James Downie  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Selfless acts of social awkwardness: The James B. Comey story Cringe-worthy but honest. By Christine Emba  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   CNN corrects Comey-testimony-prediction story News network predicted testimony by the former FBI director that's not quite consistent with the prepared testimony of the former FBI director. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Finance 202 Your daily guide to where Wall Street meets Washington. Sign Up »         Share Opinions:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Opinions. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071