While secretary of state, current presidential runner, Hillary Clinton used her private email to send and receive classified information. She later wiped her computer, denied doing so, had her people plead the 5th in court, and continued lying to the American public regarding this issue. Recently the FBI launched an investigation into the scandal, and since then, they have found dozens of Clintons emails deemed to be classified. There are very few events comparable to Hillary Clinton’s email scandal. One of the most commensurate events to Hillary’s ignominy is President Nixon’s Watergate Scandal. The Watergate scandal occurred on June 17, 1972. On that day, several “burglars” were arrested inside the Watergate building in Washington, D.C. These “burglars” were no ordinary thieves. They were caught attempting to wiretap phones and steal classified documents. After the burglary, Nixon took steps to cover up what happened at Watergate. He rose “hush money’ for the burglars, tried to stop the FBI from investigating the crime, destroyed evidence, and fired uncooperative staff members. In 1974, after the Watergate scandal had finally come to light, President Nixon resigned.
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Unfortunately, many people have forgotten that history often repeats itself, and we should not, nay we cannot have a president who lies, and omits important information from the American public. How could we trust a wolf in sheep’s clothing when it really matters? How can we expect someone to give us what we need in times of crisis, when they won’t even give us the truth in times of concord? We can’t, and this is why we cannot have Hillary as president. When the wicked rule, the people mourn, and when the wicked give them further reason to mourn, the despondency of the people