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J_William_Ryan

(3,217 posts)
8. Trump's corruption and crimes are worse than Watergate.
Sat Nov 29, 2025, 10:10 AM
Saturday

But in today’s media landscape, with the influence of conservative outlets and in particular Fox News, Trump will in fact survived it.

Watergate was the triumph of democracy, the Constitution, and the rule of law over a criminal and corrupt Republican president.

Today a criminal and corrupt Republican president has triumphed over democracy, the Constitution, and the rule of law.

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Echoing up from the depths of hell: "I am not a crook" NBachers Saturday #1
Yeah, Tricky. You are a crook. paleotn Saturday #15
He's NOT a crook! lastlib Saturday #24
from the "some people will believe anything" department rurallib Saturday #2
Maybe Bob Dylan can do some more music for this rePUKE too wolfie001 Saturday #3
Anybody who loves and respects Trump... Escape Saturday #4
trump makes Nixon look like Winston Churchill, by comparison. Paladin Saturday #5
I forgot too. Fuck Bill Maher...although I don't think I have watched his show for travelingthrulife Saturday #7
Yeah, that's about when I stopped watching him. Paladin Saturday #9
It is more than obvious popsdenver Saturday #25
AND popsdenver Saturday #27
As soon as they find out how 'liberal' some of his policies were it should confuse travelingthrulife Saturday #6
Trump's corruption and crimes are worse than Watergate. J_William_Ryan Saturday #8
We shouldn't say "TRUMP" all the time popsdenver Saturday #26
Nixon was a downright honest man when compared to Trump. cstanleytech Saturday #10
He was an entrenched governmental entity BumRushDaShow Saturday #12
Is that bar lying on the ground? paleotn Saturday #14
No, I think it's dug in quite a bit deeper than that. WestMichRad Saturday #21
It's at the bottom of The Mariana trench and not even James Cameron could raise it. cstanleytech Saturday #41
That's why Nixon's media consultant Roger Ailes started FOX News, to be a Republican messaging tool. ChicagoTeamster Saturday #11
And it has not been good for what Ailes us. BattleRow Saturday #18
America. Not land of the free. Land of the fucking nutters. paleotn Saturday #13
Innocent men Mblaze Saturday #16
I lived through the Nixon era. This wasn't a setup. patphil Saturday #17
And changing textbooks to reflect the New, Revised, Improved History. erronis Saturday #19
Same bunch that call Nazis "socialists" and Reagan a Saint. thought crime Saturday #32
Still Trump makes Nixon look like a minor league player. cstanleytech Saturday #42
Rufo was born in 1984 Zorro Saturday #20
Exactly BumRushDaShow Saturday #28
Yeah, Nixon was a first class scumbag. patphil Saturday #31
Christopher Rufo's name...... lastlib Saturday #22
Gee, are they gonna try to whitewash Spiro T., too? WestMichRad Saturday #23
Agnew would be welcome in this current administration BumRushDaShow Saturday #30
He'd need to update his methods. WestMichRad Saturday #34
Well folks like BumRushDaShow Saturday #36
Just compare him to trump Turbineguy Saturday #29
Watergate "was a setup". LudwigPastorius Saturday #33
So THAT's what happened to those missing 18 minutes of tape! WestMichRad Saturday #35
It was actually BumRushDaShow Saturday #37
Does this rehab movement have bipartisan support? DJ Synikus Makisimus Saturday #38
I've never met a "Nixon liberal." Sounds like an oxymoron to me. Martin68 Saturday #40
If it was a setup then Nixon framed himself when he recorded hours of planning and grousing sessions. Martin68 Saturday #39
Locking per Host Consensus. Feature Piece, Analysis GP6971 Saturday #43
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