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Mueller and the Court
Alan Zendell, August 5, 2018 As frequently noted here and elsewhere. Donald Trump is a master of obfuscation. While those of us who are trained in logical discourse and scientific method are often appalled by his relatively incoherent style, it … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos, congress, jeff sessions, Kavanaugh, midterm election, NATO, Nixon, obstruction of justice, Paul Ryan, rod rosenstein, russia, supreme court, trade war, Trump, watergate
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Above the Law?
Alan Zendell, June 4, 2018 Three years after he resigned the presidency, Richard Nixon sat for four televised interviews with noted journalist David Frost. At one point, Frost asked Nixon, “Would you say that there are certain situations…where the president can decide … Continue reading
A Clear And Present Danger
Alan Zendell, January 5, 2018 The investigation of possible collusion with Russia by the Trump campaign and renewed scrutiny of the circumstances that led to the president firing FBI Director James Comey are once again dominating the news media and … Continue reading
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Tagged 25th amendment, Comey, controlling events, danger, dangerousness, david wolff, don mcgahn, FBI, fire and fury, impeachment, jeff sessions, john dean, megalomania, mental disorders, mueller, narcissism, Nixon, obstruction, russia, Steve Bannon, Trump, watergate
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Then (1974) vs Now (2017)
Alan Zendell, August 18, 2017 My generation remembers the anxiety of the last months of the Nixon administration. Years of disillusionment over Vietnam, Nixon’s attempt to subvert the 1972 election process, the painful progression of Watergate, and the week by … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Haig, base of support, Gerald Ford, instability, John Kelly, Mike Pence, moral center, Nixon, Trump, truth, vietnam, voters, watergate
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The Tuesday Morning Massacre
Alan Zendell, May 10, 2017 In the coming weeks, we will no doubt hear hundreds of partisan views about whether the firing of James Comey is comparable to the infamous Saturday Night Massacre of October 20, 1973. Amid the growing … Continue reading
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Tagged Archibald Cox, Comey, constitution, Eliot Richardson, emails, FBI, Hillary Clinton, Justice Department, Nixon, russia, Saturday Night Massacre, Trump, watergate
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To Impeach or Not to Impeach
Alan Zendell, April 6, 2017 Impeachment is not a subject to be taken lightly. It has raised its ugly head twice in my lifetime, once against Richard Nixon and once against Bill Clinton. In the case of Nixon, the Watergate … Continue reading
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Tagged Attorney General, collusion, Comey, constitution, impeachment, indictment, leaks, Nixon, Pence, Trump, U. S. elections, watergate
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