A few weeks ago, Rachel Maddow began a seven-part podcast called Bag Man. It's extremely well-done and wonderfully produced -- and even has uncovered some new material that has surprised the investigators involved in the original event.
That original is the story behind the resignation of former Nixon Vice-President Spiro Agnew. It provides much more depth to the public story that is know and, as I said, has come up with some new material. They also have been able to draw some fascinating similarities to the Mueller investigation of Trump, including (but not limited to) the ways the White House attempted to discredit the judiciary and press). I figured I'd post the series here, over the next seven weeks in case any folks here were interested but it's fallen through the cracks. Each episode runs about 30 minutes. Here's Maddow production's description of what's to come -- Episode 1: An Unsettling Secret He was brash. Politically incorrect. An “outsider” political candidate who rose to the White House, out of nowhere, with a reputation as a “counter-puncher.” But Vice President Spiro Agnew was also something else… an active criminal whose secrets were about to be exposed. What happens when a “counter-puncher” in the White House suddenly sees his political future directly threatened by investigators inside his own Justice Department?
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