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    The Unfortunate History of Presidential Investigations

    June 8, 2017

    Inscribed on the fireplace mantel in the dining room of the White House is a prayer from former president John Adams.

    I pray Heaven to bestow the best of Blessings on this House and on all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise Men ever rule under this roof.

    We hold our elected officials to a high standard–as we should. But then the dirty business of politics gets in the way. The result? Officials, even our presidents, who mess up. It’s nothing new. In fact, history often repeats itself.

    So, when a journalist claims something is “unprecedented” or “unheard of” it often only takes a little research to realize that almost nothing is “unprecedented” when it comes to our government.

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    Trump greets Comey at a reception earlier this year

    The latest FBI investigation into the Trump administration (well, his campaign staff) has reporters claiming all of those things. Continue Reading

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