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On the recordAugust 20, 2018
Well, it brought back memories of another day in history. Back in the Watergate investigations. When John Dean went to Nixon and said, there's a cancer on your presidency.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen compares the current situation with Trump to the Watergate scandal, suggesting a similar crisis in leadership.

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