Has there only been one Watergate-sized scandal because only Nixon was that big of a crook? Or because the press slept on all the others?
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@emptywheel@tomgara And Iran-Contra was policy-based, whereas Watergate was about manipulating an election to help the GOP. -
@matthewstoller Ah, get your point on all counts, thanks. Also not as easily in FBI's portfolio.@tomgara -
@emptywheel@tomgara Personally I think the CIA's involvement in protecting cocaine traffickers is on par with almost any other scandal.
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@emptywheel@tomgara I like that the FBI was sort of jealous that the WH was doing black bag jobs on its own. Hey that's our job!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel@tomgara Some Dems supported the Contras.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel@tomgara Well the Iran-Contra money laundering implicated people like Clark Clifford, high-level Dem friends.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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