Trump Facing Justice

From his Wikipedia page:

John Wesley Dean III (born October 14, 1938) is a former attorney who served as White House Counsel for United States President Richard Nixon from July 1970 until April 1973. Dean is known for his role in the cover-up of the Watergate scandal and his subsequent testimony to Congress as a witness. His guilty plea to a single felony in exchange for becoming a key witness for the prosecution ultimately resulted in a reduced sentence.

All I can say here is that it’s not too late for a new John Dean to emerge; in fact, it will be rather surprising if one doesn’t, for two different reasons:

The worst crime that Nixon committed was obstruction of justice.  Here, we’re talking about treason, which, until recently, resulted in the death penalty.  Once this comes to head, it’s hard to imagine that top Trump aides won’t flip.

Nixon was not a good person, but he wasn’t a criminal sociopath either, nor was he a traitor to his country.  For many of these people, loyalty to Trump wasn’t something they took on willingly, but because it was forced upon them; some of them may regard testifying against him as a good deed.

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