Article snippet: Magistrate Judge Page Kelley give specify a reason for recusing herself from Jasiel Correia’s criminal case. Longtime operative who is currently Vice President Pence’s chief of staff will leave the White House instead. They suggested almost-certain prison time for President Trump if it’s proved that he directed illegal hush-money payments to women who claim to have had affairs with him.. Nick Ayers had been expected to replace John Kelly. The New Jersey Democrat says he’s still undecided on whether to run for president in 2020. Federal prosecutors said Trump directed the payments to ward off a potential sex scandal that threatened his 2016 campaign. A jury rejected arguments that James Alex Fields Jr. acted in self-defense during the August 2017 ‘‘Unite the Right’’ rally. Republicans pushing to hang on to power in Wisconsin and Michigan aren’t stopping at curbing the authority of incoming Democratic governors, they’re trying to hamstring AGs as well. President Trump is unleashing a barrage of tweets aimed at everyone from Robert Mueller to former FBI director James Comey to former Justice Department officials. Opinion | Erwin Chemerinsky The crucial question will be how this is handled in a country that prides itself on the principle that no one, not even the president, is above the law. JEFF JACOBY The length of time the United States spends on presidential campaigns is unreal, unhealthy, and, for many of us, unbearable. Here’s a way to make ... Link to the full article to read more