Colbert King

Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., United States

Columnist at The Washington Post

present: journalist; past: banker, public official, military officer

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Articles

The price of a plea bargain

4 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Colbert King

The price of a plea bargain (washingtonpost.com) The price of a plea bargain By Colbert I. King 2025050921365300 This column is about the assault of girls and women. It's also about a criminal justice system that hits and misses.
Trump’s pardons aren’t end of the story in police-chase death

1 week ago | phillytrib.com | Colbert King

When it comes to the D.C. police department, President Donald Trump and Ed Martin, Trump’s choice for U.S. attorney in the city, must feel good about themselves. Both drew adoration from Police Chief Pamela A. Smith for Trump’s pardon of two criminally convicted D.C. officers. Whether that fulsome praise holds up in the long run is another matter. Consider what confronted Trump on Inauguration Day, and what was done about it.
The D.C. Council has work to do on the Commanders stadium deal

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Colbert King

The D.C. Council has work to do on the Commanders stadium deal (washingtonpost.com) The D.C. Council has work to do on the Commanders stadium deal By Colbert I. King 2025050219491500 When it comes to the proposed RFK Stadium redevelopment deal hammered out between Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and Washington Commanders principal owner Josh Harris, the only germane question before the D.C. Council is whether the project truly serves the District's best interests.
Trump’s pardons aren’t the end of the story in police-chase death

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Colbert King

Trump’s pardons aren’t the end of the story in police-chase death (washingtonpost.com) Trump’s pardons aren’t the end of the story in police-chase death By Colbert I. King 2025042521301000 When it comes to the D.C. police department, President Donald Trump and Ed Martin, Trump's choice for U.S. attorney in the city, must feel good about themselves. Both drew adoration from Police Chief Pamela A.
Colbert I King: Unlike his predecessors, Donald Trump has no respect for the rule of law

3 weeks ago | independent.ie | Colbert King

"When I became president, I took an oath to support and defend the constitution of the United States. The only assurance I can give you is that the federal constitution will be upheld by me by every legal means at my command.” – Telegram from US president Dwight D Eisenhower to Arkansas governor Orval E Faubus, September 5, 1957.
When a president understood the role of the courts

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Colbert King

When a president understood the role of the courts (washingtonpost.com) When a president understood the role of the courts By Colbert I. King 2025041816512900 "When I became President, I took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. The only assurance I can give you is that the Federal Constitution will be upheld by me by every legal means at my command." — Telegram from President Dwight D. Eisenhower to Arkansas Gov. Orval E.
‘Make D.C. Safe Again’? Depends on who you are.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Colbert King

‘Make D.C. Safe Again’? Depends on who you are. (washingtonpost.com) ‘Make D.C. Safe Again’? Depends on who you are. By Colbert I.
The D.C. Council pulls the shades on sunshine in government

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Colbert King

The D.C. Council pulls the shades on sunshine in government (washingtonpost.com) The D.C. Council pulls the shades on sunshine in government By Colbert I.
It’s not the U.S. attorney’s police department

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Colbert King

It’s not the U.S. attorney’s police department (washingtonpost.com) It’s not the U.S. attorney’s police department By Colbert I. King 2025032818393500 "Judge Paul L. Friedman is making unfounded assumptions about our accomplished African American woman chief of police," interim U.S. Attorney for D.C. Ed Martin said through a spokesman. To no surprise, Martin, known for bombastic and klutzy remarks, was off base.
D.C.’s homeless may be hidden, but problem still exists

1 month ago | phillytrib.com | Colbert King

It should not have been left to President Donald Trump to call attention to homelessness in our nation’s capital. He did, however, and for reasons having little to do with the conditions of chronically homeless people living in tents and makeshift shelters on streets and in parks.