Trump Is Obsessing Over the Wrong Guy

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jan 8, 2018 The Mueller investigation threatens the presidency in a way that the publication of "Fire and Fury" never will. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Why People Find Hillary Clinton Untrustworthy

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jul 17, 2016 It is worth noting that despite all the stories, allegations, accusations, insinuations and investigations spread over a quarter century, there has never been any finding that she engaged in illegal behavior. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Clinton Emails: Is This Watergate? Or Just Another Whitewater?

Joe Conason / Truthdig Aug 23, 2015 Hillary Hysteria is raging everywhere, from the most disreputable websites to the most respected newspapers. But why is the political press so agitated? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Media’s Email Hysteria: Why Are Republicans Exempt?

Joe Conason / Truthdig Mar 14, 2015 It is almost eerie how closely Hillary Clinton's current email scandal parallels the beginnings of the Whitewater fiasco that ensnared her and her husband almost 20 years ago. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Imminent Return of the ‘Clinton Scandals’

Joe Conason / Truthdig Feb 15, 2014 Hillary Clinton may well run for president in 2016. Or she may not. But while the nation awaits her decision, both jittery Republican politicians and titillated political journalists -- often in concert -- will seize upon any excuse to recycle those old "Clinton scandals." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Watergate Amnesia, the Nixonian Slur and Other Big Lies

Joe Conason / Truthdig May 31, 2013 Let's state this very simply, so everybody will understand. The notion that Barack Obama is "Nixonian" -- or that his administration's recent troubles bear any resemblance to "Watergate" -- is the biggest media lie since the phony "Whitewater scandal" crested during the Clinton presidency. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Philandering’ Scaife Hoisted on His Own Petard

Staff / Truthdig Jan 4, 2008 Over a decade after he bankrollled conservative sting operations into Bill Clinton's personal life -- adding serious oomph to what Hillary Clinton famously dubbed a "vast right-wing conspiracy" -- Richard Mellon Scaife, scion of Pittsburgh's famous Mellon banking and industry dynasty, has also been busted for cheating, and has recently broken bread with Bill in the former president's New York office. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Partisanship at Justice Dept. Is Nothing New

Joe Conason / Truthdig Mar 15, 2007 This isn't the first Bush White House to exert political pressure on U.S. attorneys. Back in 1992, a principled Arkansas Republican sacrificed his own career to defy partisan thuggery. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Right-Wingers Have Repented, but The Times Hasn’t

Joe Conason / Truthdig Feb 22, 2007 Even with the benefit of years of hindsight, The New York Times has failed to accept responsibility for its role in hyping the phony Whitewater accusations against the Clintons. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Susan McDougal: The Woman Who Wouldn’t Talk

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2007 When Susan McDougal refused to implicate the Clintons in the Whitewater fiasco, she was thrown in prison, left alone with murderers and her own stubborn dignity. Savaged by Republicans and abandoned by Democrats, she would emerge from that dark chapter of American history a hero. UPDATE: Full transcript now available. Dig deeper ( 26 Min. Read )

Enron Is Back!

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2006 The scoundrels at Enron might finally get their due with the start of the much-anticipated fraud trial in Houston. Check out some of the columns Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer has written over the course of the scandal. Dig deeper ( 25 Min. Read )