Gifts for every political creature in your life

Gifts for every political creature in your life New Window Illustrations by Ben Kirchner for POLITICO Christmastime is here, and Washington is desperate for a little cheer. “It’s going to be very hard to simply memory-hole the biggest investigation in Justice Department history, one that created an indelible historic record of the assault,” writes Capital City columnist Michael Schaffer. “Why else would so many Jan. 6 perps still be furiously fighting against verdicts that are going to be undone in six weeks?” Haven’t kept up with the drama over FBI Director Wray announcing that he will step down before the inauguration of Trump? Wray had more than two years to go on his 10-year term, and he’s only in his late 50s.” Drop some history: “Clearly he’s worried Trump will fire him, but technically speaking, you need actual cause, like when President Bill Clinton axed William Sessions over his abuse of office and taxpayer money.” Follow that up by pointing out the irony of the situation: “Of course, one president did fire an FBI director for political purposes: Trump, when he pulled the rug out from under James Comey. Christopher Wray!” Bring up Trump’s next pick for the role, Kash Patel: “All you really need to know about this guy — other than the small matter that he published a list of enemies he wants to target — is that he wrote a trilogy of children’s books about Trump entitled, The Plot Against the King.” New Window This photograph taken on Nov. 12, 2024, shows the logo of social media platform Bluesky displayed on a mobile telephone and tablet.