Then & Now
Then & Now
Don’t bet against American sensibilities, conscience, and morality. A president and his minions did, and lost.
Can lessons of the past shed new light?
The FBI Watergate investigation of President Nixon became a political turning point in America. Are the current FBI investigations going to prove to be just as pivotal?
Check back often for commentary and updates on today’s hottest political topics.
Can lessons of the past shed new light?
The FBI Watergate investigation of President Nixon became a political turning point in America. Are the current FBI investigations going to prove to be just as pivotal?
Check back often for commentary and updates on today’s hottest political topics.
WATERGATE OR: How We Learned to Stop an Out of Control President | History Channel
The cast of characters is laid out. The plot quickly thickens. The rest plays like a political thriller. Lines are blurred. Past and present become one. Is history repeating itself? WATERGATEOR:How We Learned to Stop an Out of Control President It doesn't take much of...
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Can Trump stop the FBI? Ask the 4 presidents who tried | Washington Post
By TIM WEINER NOVEMBER 9, 2018 Original article published in the The Washington Post“Short of sending tanks down Pennsylvania Avenue and blowing the J. Edgar Hoover Building to smithereens, Trump cannot stop the FBI. No commander in chief ever has.” [Abridged]...
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Another Trump coverup? Former FBI agents question limits on probe of Kavanaugh | Washington Post
By GREG SARGENT OCTOBER 1, 2018 Original article published in the The Washington Post “It would be unprofessional, it would be grossly incomplete, and it would be unfair to the American public.” [Abridged] The White House appears to be playing all kinds of crafty...
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How Donald Trump Misunderstood the F.B.I. | New York Times Magazine
By TIM WEINER JUNE 27, 2017 Original article published in the New York Times Magazine ‘‘What do you do when you’re mugged by the president of the United States?’’[Abridged] John Mindermann is part of an unusual fraternity. A former agent with the Federal Bureau of...
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