How previous Presidential scandals can help us to understand the Trump Administration

Finn, Peter and Ledger, Robert (2018) How previous Presidential scandals can help us to understand the Trump Administration. USApp - American Politics and Policy Blog (22 Jun 2018). Website.

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Abstract

Compared to his immediate predecessors, President Donald Trump's administration is mired in scandal, with his former employees facing court cases and Trump's charitable foundation now subject to a lawsuit over alleged misuse of funds. Peter Finn and Robert Ledger look to past presidential scandals to help predict what the endgame of the current ones may be. They write that scandals such as Richard Nixon’s Watergate and Ronald Reagan’s Iran-Contra can eventually paralyze an administration, and divert attention away from policy-making.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2018/06/22/how-pr...
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Authors
Divisions:	IGA: United States Centre
Subjects:	J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
Date Deposited:	22 Nov 2018 16:34
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 17:52
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/90693

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