Ms. Mode
Ms. Mode
Nov 3 · 2 min read

Clearly Billy Barr has failed to review history:

  • John Mitchell who was Nixon’s presidential Campaign Chairman and then his U.S.Attorney General was convicted on five felony counts of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and lying under oath. He faced a maximum sentence of 25 years but only got 2.5 — then let out after only 1.5.
  • Before politics John was a submarine sailor dude in the Navy and later became a municipal bond lawyer. He was a life long friend of Nixon’s. He went to jail for Nixon. Nixon never served a day in prison. Dozens of people were indicted over Watergate. Dozens went to prison for Dick.
  • Mitchell died in ‘88. He was buried with full military honors at Arlington based on his Naval service and his cabinet post as Attorney General. He was lauded as a “hero” at the time of his death. His crimes did not factor in… nice.

FUN FACT: Mitchell commented on his sentencing to reporters saying: “It could have been a hell of a lot worse. They could have sentenced me to spend the rest of my life with Martha.” (Mitchell and wife Martha were separated and later divorced with much acrimony.)

MORE FUN FACTS: Before their divorce, in an act of profound paranoia emblematic of the Nixon administration’s modus operandi, Mitchell called in a professional to keep his wife Martha under control. He tasked Steve King, former FBI agent turned CRP [Committee to Re-Elect the President] security agent, with keeping his loose-lipped wife away from newspapers and phones.

The controversial Martha gained notoriety as a very vocal Watergate whistleblower dialing up reporters accusing Nixon of a cover-up. One night, Steve King yanked the phone out of the wall while guarding Martha, detained and kicked the old gal keeping her under lock and key for over 24 hours.

“Nixon’s goons made Martha Mitchell the subject of a sexist smear campaign.” — Laura Smith

Steve King went on to have an illustrious career. In 2017, President Donald Trump rewarded Mr. King, who had absolutely no experiece in the the diplomatic corps, was appointed as America’s Ambassador to the Czech Republic.

Dishonorable men who like to slap around women tend to stick together. Who’s surprised?

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