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In reply to the discussion: Purity [View all]H2O Man
(73,537 posts)45. Valid concern.
After Nixon exited, there were some valuable Congressional investigations -- the Rockefeller Commission, the Nedzi & Pike Committees, and the Church Committee. They were, of course, imperfect. But they mattered. Suddenly, the older generation couldn't call the youth, the blacks, and the anti-war movement "paranoid." There was, as I'm sure you know, a very real push-back afterwards.
So, if Trump gets booted soon, there will again be both good and bad that follows. There are a lot of forces at play, some with very different interests.
What I think is most important will be the grass roots response.
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I've always thought he would declare victory and resign by end of August
Hassin Bin Sober
Aug 2017
#42
That projection that evidence will result in criminal convictions for espionage and RICO
calimary
Aug 2017
#18