Zoe Lofgren: “Can democracy survive if the rule of law is eroded?”

“It unfortunately is no surprise a president who has attacked NSF from day one would seek to destroy the board that helps guide the foundation.”

I first met Al and Carmen in the late 1970s. When I was elected to the community college board, Carmen was the secretary for the president of City College, and Al was a hardworking guy. What really stood out was the two of them constantly…

Now, Ambassador Eisen, can you please talk about these increased threats to public officials as well as distrust in the system, how harmful both of those could be to our country's independent judiciary and really our democracy?

Now, some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle claim the verdict against the ex-President is--and these are all quotes, ``a travesty,'' ``rigged,'' and ``a sham,'' that the jury of peers who assembled to do their civic duty…