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Republican Election Interference: Lessons in History Series 2

 American audiences enjoy sequels. In the event that you loved or hated the Mueller record, you will love or hate the congressional sequel as community impeachment hearings begin Nov 13. Donald Trump seemed to have out with "in your face" election disturbance in 2016. May he repeat in 2020? If so, will he get a third or next sequel? But there's more. Trump's episodes certainly are a replicate of Nixon's dramas in 1968 and 1972. President Brown and top officials about him knew that Nixon got out with interfering in foreign policy in 1968 and therefore won election through international dirty tricks. While unknown at the time, the Watergate break-in was a sequel in domestic policy to Nixon's effective disturbance of 1968. Even as the results of the unfolding impeachment episode stays uncertain, three old lessons can be seen although their outcomes can't be believed only at that time. Unlike what you hear, history doesn't replicate itself. However, many s