The real reason Trump keeps defending one of history's most infamous scandals

The real reason Trump keeps defending one of history's most infamous scandals

President Donald Trump has recently summoned the ghost of one of his Republican predecessors, President Richard Nixon, in everything from appealing to race in his campaigns (think Nixon's "Southern Strategy") to openly agreeing with Nixon's claim that he was the victim rather than the villain during the Watergate scandal.To better understand why Trump is so captivated by the man who served roughly half a century earlier (1969-1974 for Nixon vers…