How one scandal softened the ground for impeachment | By Sarah Isgur for CNNOpinion
Sarah Isgur is a CNN political analyst. She has worked on three Republican presidential campaigns and is an adjunct professor at George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School. The views expressed here are the author's. Read more opinion on CNN.
In 1972, President Richard Nixon's administration was plagued by scandal. But not the one you're thinking of. This was the ITT scandal. And President Donald Trump's White House would be wise to read up on it, because it just might explain the recent and sudden movement in national polls toward impeachment. Sarah IsgurI was reminded of the ITT scandal when I noticed Trump's call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky had come the day after Special Counsel Robert Mueller testified before Congress about the Russia inquiry.
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