U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana was listed in stable condition after being shot by a gunman.

The misclassification of government documents has caught people up in phony scandals costly to them and to the public at large.

Whether or not impeachment is warranted, it will not be enough to redeem this strange episode in the life of the United States.

It’s not that Mr. Comey told a bunch of lies and covered them up with a prize-winning performance. It’s that facts can sound like lies when you tell them under pressure. Mr. Comey, who has had experience testifying before Congress, didn’t buckle to the pressure.