This is another in a series of articles about Watergate people and events, as the 50th anniversary of that scandal continues to unfold. In mulling over the Watergate scandal for the past 50 years, thinking about how it ruined so…
This is another in a series of essays taking a new look as we approach the 50th Anniversary of the unfolding of the Watergate Scandal. Watergate is easily the 20th century’s greatest political scandal, but even after fifty years, much…
During the past five years, we witnessed high-level FBI targeting of candidate Donald Trump based on an unreliable dossier produced by Trump’s political enemies that resulted in FISA warrants being issued by federal judges to allow surveillance of Trump allies…
Something is going very wrong for the Democrats in their impeachment drama. It was supposed to play out like the Nixon Watergate hearings. Each day would build drama and increase suspense, with new revelations culminating in such a nationwide impact…
Unmask the whistleblower. Let’s read the Constitution, shall we? Specifically Article II, Section IV, which reads as follows, with bold print for emphasis supplied: The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from…
Many remain worried about the reign of terror accompanying the Mueller team’s two-year, hugely politicized investigation of Donald Trump, particularly since it fits a pattern that began with the Watergate Special Prosecution Force (WSPF) — and perhaps even before. It…
Pundits are all atwitter over Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report on former FBI Director James Comey’s disgraceful conduct, which borders on criminality. While Comey is claiming vindication from the Department of Justice’s decision not to prosecute (at this point), the…
In the running-around-with-their-hair-on-fire department, the Congressional Democrats just topped themselves with yesterday’s bizarre testimony of convicted felon John Dean before the House Judiciary Committee. Students of history may recall that Dean served in the Nixon White House as Counsel to…
Washington One of the greatest characters I have encountered in Washington died years ago. He was the legendary political operator, Paul Corbin. He had worked for John F. Kennedy and more closely for Bob Kennedy. He was loyal to the…