Barack Obama Steps Up for Hillary Clinton, but Can She Live Up to His No-Scandal Example?

Trust Deficit

As a longtime Clinton watcher and (usually) defender, I hope to God she takes a key lesson away from Comey’s warning shot.

Special Correspondent

Published Jul. 5 2016 5:15PM EDT

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Thinking back over Barack Obama’s tenure as it winds down, trying to ponder his future legacy, I’ve returned in my mind many times to one impressive but always overlooked fact.

Michael Tomasky

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Barack Obama Steps Up for Hillary Clinton, but Can She Live Up to His No-Scandal Example?

As a longtime Clinton watcher and (usually) defender, I hope to God she takes a key lesson away from Comey’s warning shot.

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