Mike Pence’s Impeachment Hero Is a Corrupt 19th Century Politician Slate
Pence’s op-ed is profoundly ahistorical, inaccurate, and oddly reliant upon a view of Johnson promoted by the Ku Klux Klan during its resurgence in the early 20th century. Far from a principled independent, Ross was an unscrupulous politician who exploited his impeachment vote to obtain favors from the president and may well have been bribed to acquit. Historian Brenda Wineapple’s extraordinary book The Impeachers, published in 2019, details the true story of Ross’ corrupt bargain to save Johnson’s catastrophic presidency.
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France
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Labor
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U.S. war drive
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Indigenous Peoples
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Venezuela
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Bolivia coup
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Brazil
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India
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Australia burning
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Why Luxury Units in Manhattan Are Vacant Atlantic
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IMF boss says global economy risks return of Great Depression Guardian
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