This article is centered around the perspective of a Watergate attorney, Andrew Hall on todays Russian probe as compared to Nixon and Trump. Hall says that he thinks that we are seeing history repeat itself and the president will eventually be forced to resign as Nixon did. The main purpose of the Russian probe investigation is to uncover whether Trump's campaign had contract with Russian representatives in the 2016 election and knowledge of election meddling. Hall said "the coverup is worse than the crime" in regards to what may come of the investigation and those in Trumps' inner circle. According to the article, Trump's fate will largely be decided in the upcoming elections. If the Democrats take more seats in the Senate and more Republicans turn on his administration, there could possibly be "a successful impeachment." Hall predicts that though an impeachment may not be the final stroke in the proceedings, it's looming presence will force the president to resign. Those that associated themselves with Trump will continue to be faced with legal difficulties, especially if he lies to the special council, as did Nixon's associates. There is also the possibility that Trump will pardon those in his inner circle as his last act as president, if he does in fact resign.
Though the possibility of Trump resigning seems far beneath his pride, the investigation is not going anywhere. Both Trump and Nixon tried to have their special investigators fired, but that didn't work and Nixon suffered the price. The fact that there's a need for an investigation to begin with, goes to show that there are such clear signs of a cover up that the administration possessing the majority of the political power is called the question. The lasting affects of Watergate apparently didn't last that long if there is so much debate over whether an investigation is even called for. If there's nothing to hide why try and shut it down? This American scandal echoes the first in the sense of dividing points of view, The Reynolds Pamphlet, in which Alexander Hamilton revealed his own affair but denied any illegal dealings. Unlike with Hamilton, no one in these proceedings seems to be willing to publish the details of Russian meddling.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-impeachment-robert-mueller-russia-investigation-bob-woodward-richard-nixon-john-ehrlichman-a8528241.html
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