An historical perspective on the Epstein Files and the Russia Hoax
It appears evident now that President Trump does not want the Epstein files released. This is the first time he has reneged on a campaign promise in his political career. Why would he do that? I think some reflection on history may give us some perspective on the Epstein files controversy. On October 10 1973 Vice President Spiro T Agnew resign his office after being indicted on bribery and corruption charges related to construction contracts he had been involved in while governor of Maryland. He later plead "nolo contendre" to charges of failing to report income on his taxes. This came at a particular bad time for then President Richard Nixon who was embroiled adverse publicity surrounding a break into the DNC headquarters in the Watergate building in Washington by some of his campaign operatives. While under grand jury investigation and with the specter of impeachment in the air Nixon sought to replace Agnew with a likeminded Republican so that if he did leave office he w...