You could argue that — by the expectations set by political fiction and the excited walk-up to the testimony — Mr. Comey’s testimony lacked smoking guns. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyCNN had spent days promoting the testimony with a countdown clock. Newsletter Sign Up Continue reading the main story Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. (TV networks aired the Watergate hearings from May to August of 1973.) Advertisement Continue reading the main storyCommentators reached back decades for a parallel, both to Watergate and to the Iran-contra hearings.

Source: New York Times June 08, 2017 20:15 UTC