i mean, in the 1940s, it is a scandal that senator burton wheeler of montana was involved in a gross nazi agents propaganda plot in the united states senate, and he was.at but if you're asking me, it is a bigger scandal that senator burton wheeler got the prosecutors fired who were looking into it. got them fired and professionally destroyed. it's a bigger scandal for him, and frankly, it's a bigger scandal for our justice system. it's a bigger scandal for the r u.s. justice department which gave in to his pressure. bringing criminal cases is hard. bringing criminal cases against people involved in politics is i hard and it is a very high pressure thing for good reason. we rightfully want our criminal justice system and our political system to operate independently from one another, almost all of the time, right? you shouldn't have to worry about having the cops or the feds sicced on you by your political opponents because you are a person in political office or in a politically sensitive job. you also shouldn't be able to get away with committing crimest because you have political s