“When I saw …that Don McGahn went to be the White House counsel, I predicted…that what that meant was that all agencies in the federal government whose job it was to protect the public interest were going to be rendered useless.And I believe that prediction came to fruition.”

—Ann Ravel, quoted in the NYT, The U.S. Election Watchdog Needs 4 of 6 Members to Enforce the Law. It Now Has 3.