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A Constitutional Crisis Greater Than Watergate

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Updated at 10:17 a.m. ET on December 1, 2024 For more than four decades before Donald Trump assumed the presidency, the FBI director was a position above politics. A new president might choose a political ally as attorney general, but the FBI director was different. An FBI director appointed by Richard Nixon also served under Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. Carter’s choice remained on the job deep into Reagan’s second term, when Reagan moved him to head the CIA. Reagan’s FBI appointee served through the George H. W. Bush…

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Trump news: White House ‘is in fast competition’ with Nixon administration on obstruction, Watergate accuser says – The Independent

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Trump news: White House ‘is in fast competition’ with Nixon administration on obstruction, Watergate accuser says  The Independent Donald Trump is facing a renewed onslaught from House Democrats, who will begin picking over the Mueller report’s obstruction of justice evidence on Monday … “us politics” – Google News

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Democrats won House midterms by largest margin since Watergate scandal, report says – USA TODAY

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USA TODAY Democrats won House midterms by largest margin since Watergate scandal, report saysUSA TODAYFemale candidates spearheaded Democratic gains. At least 80 women had been elected to the House. Sixty-nine of the House women are Democrats, including 27 of 28 newcomers, according to a USA TODAY analysis. Jared Polis was the first gay man to …US presidential elections: why a Democrat is now favourite to win in 2020The Conversation UK Midterm Election Results Saw Republicans Suffer Worst House Defeat in US History Based on Popular VoteNewsweekIn historic election for female candidates,…

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