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10. "Watergate would be a 12-hour news story today. The idea that it would have taken down a presidency is crazy."

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Sun Jun 28, 2026, 12:58 PM

Jun 28

He's half right. Every scandal in our country's history would just be "a 12-hour news story today" compared to all the corrupt and illegal shit Trump has done as president. But what's really crazy is not that it took down Nixon, it's that Trump hasn't been held to account by his own party and corporate media.

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