Elaine Kamarck, senior fellow in Governance Studies and director of the Center for Effective Public Management, reflects on the similarities between Comey’s dismissal and the actions of Richard Nixon forty-four years ago, and considers what may happen next.
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Authors
Elaine Kamarck
Founding Director
- Center for Effective Public Management,
Senior Fellow
- Governance Studies
@EKamarck
Commentary
PodcastOn shades of Watergate
May 10, 2017