Watergate and Jan. 6 Commission: Nixon and Trump

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The wreckage of Watergate and Jan. 6 are a half-century apart yet rooted in the same ancient thirst for power at any cost.
Two presidents, wily and profane, tried an end run around democracy.

Mysteries from both affairs endure as the House inquiry into the Jan. 6, 2021, uprising at the Capitol intersects with this week’s Watergate 50th anniversary.

Is there a smoking gun to be found in Donald Trump’s deceptions? Or did we already see it when he summoned angry supporters to a “wild” time in Washington, called for them to “fight like hell” and mused that perhaps his vice president — one of the few “no” men in his compliant cabal — should be hanged like the insurrectionists demanded

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-...and-politics-570444a76bacec6bcfaa507cae7ea452
 
Nixon and Trump had enemies lists. They used the power of the office to investigate and pressure people who disagreed with them. They both weaponized the IRS. Trump plans on doing much worse if he gets power. Trump got the Supreme Court staffed with judges who believe in the Imperial Presidency. They were both dangerous and blatant law breakers.
 
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