Before there was even a United States of America, our Founders believed due process was a foundational right - for good people beloved by their communities, for flawed people, even for people who committed monstrous acts. It's for everyone, and that's the point.

It was never true that Russia was provoked. It was never true that they were willing to make a deal and honor the terms. Vladimir Putin sees himself as a conquering emperor, and to pretend otherwise is willful ignorance. He is a monster, and the enemy of free people everywhere.

"The truth is that men are tired of liberty," Mussolini said.