Author: Michael J. Stern, Opinion contributor

Mueller’s testimony must be a stellar TV version of his report. The right questions could lead to drama, clarity and Mueller contradicting Trump.

People involved in crimes rarely testify against co-conspirators from the goodness of their hearts. That doesn’t mean what Cohen has to say is untrue.

There’s a tension between urging people to be better and accepting them, flaws and all. With my brother, I still don’t know where the balance lies.

I’m a former prosecutor and you can take it from me: Roger Stone’s offer to help Robert Mueller is really a way to help himself and Donald Trump.

When Trump says something, we rush to Google to find a reliable source. It’s not only exhausting, the government is losing our respect and trust.

By blaming the FBI for his own lying, Flynn annoyed the judge and fueled the Trump narrative that you can’t trust Mueller, law enforcement or the courts.

Michael Cohen wanted to avoid prison. That didn’t happen.

Count on Mueller having airtight proof that Manafort lied. But Trump is already laying political groundwork for a pardon and surviving the backlash.