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What's in Trump's Super Classified Server and Why Is He Hiding Things There

Chris Lu, who managed President Obama's first cabinet, told Motherboard that the "potential White House coverup" and the attempt to coerce Ukraine into investigating Biden is "already the biggest scandal of the Trump administration, and that's saying a lot."

Chris Lu

Pence seeks to dodge impeachment spotlight as his Ukrainian moves attract notice

Russell Riley, a presidential historian at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, said Pence’s cautious approach was reminiscent of vice president Al Gore during Bill Clinton’s impeachment in 1998. “There is a conundrum with being the vice president of the United States in a controversial administration, because everybody knows that you are the heir apparent in case something happens,” he said. “You have to be exceedingly guarded.”

Russell Riley

The Presidency

Primary history is on Trump's side

No president in the 20th or 21st centuries has been denied nomination by his party—which is a good sign for President Trump.

The Hill

We Could All Use A Refresher On Impeachment’s History

Impeachment, impeachment, impeachment. It’s a word being tossed around a lot today as Speaker Nancy Pelosi officially announced the House is moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.

Barbara Perry

How impeachment could shake up the 2020 election

Impeachment could drastically affect the 2020 election. NBC’s Jonathan Allen, former Deputy Labor Secretary Chris Lu, “Piety and Power” author Tom Lobianco, and Republican Strategist Susan Del Percio join Chris Jansing to discuss the potential shake-ups.

Chris Lu

Trump’s call with Ukrainian leader is unlike anything presidential scholars have heard before

“This is nothing like a conversation between Richard Nixon or Henry Kissinger and a foreign leader,” said Ken Hughes of the Miller Center at the University of Virginia, an expert on Nixon during the Vietnam War and Watergate. “Nixon had very detailed knowledge when he spoke to foreign leaders. He could be subtle in negotiations and still get his point across,” Hughes said. But “when he wanted to dig up dirt on his political adversaries,” Nixon did it at home, he said.

Ken Hughes