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From Washington to Trump, all presidents have told lies (but only some have told them for the right reasons)

  • Written by Michael Blake, Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington
imagePresident Nixon at a White House news conference in March 1973.AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi, File

Michael Cohen, in his recent book, has called President Trump a “fraud,” a “bigot,” a “bully” – and, most emphatically, a “liar”. The Trump administration’s response to this book simply reverses...

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