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NJCher

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5. John Dean nailed it in that article

Reply to malaise (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 12:16 PM

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John Dean, well versed in Nixon’s personality after serving as his White House counsel during the Watergate years, sees his old boss and Trump picking up “the waves of each other’s personalities” in their letters.

“These are two authoritarian personalities who would have a natural affinity for each other,” said Dean, who helped expose the Watergate scandal and is a harsh critic of Trump.

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