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Brett Snider starts with a bold assertion: America has yet to recover from the presidency of Richard Nixon. He frames Nixon’s administration not solely in the context of the infamous Watergate scandal but argues that Nixon’s presidency was underscored by broader authoritarianism. He references Nixon’s willingness to engage in criminal activities, including the break-in at the Brookings institution, demonstrating a concerning pattern of behavior where the president perceived himself as above the law.