The Daily Herold: 4/30/26 - Comey Case Doubts, FISA Renewal & Trump-Putin Call
Jon Herold comes in Thursday with plenty to chew on and no shortage of opinions. He doubles down on his Comey skepticism after Trump himself posts confirming 86 is a mob term for kill, which Jon says actually makes the legal case harder, not easier, since it removes the noncriminal interpretation that the First Amendment requires. The House quietly passed a three-year renewal of FISA Section 702 with barely a whisper of public debate, and Jon is not thrilled. Trump and Putin held a 90-minute call where Putin offered a Victory Day ceasefire and Trump said both the Ukraine and Iran wars are on…
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