Crimes and Misdemeanors

Each scandal is represented by a colored circle that encompasses the people who are implicated. As it's easy to see, many of the players here are mixed up in two, three, or more of the alleged crimes. Hence all the overlapping circles (Venn-diagram heaven!).

The best way to make sense of this legal tangle is to mouse over the title of an individual scandal, which will highlight everyone implicated. For example, the wiretapping bubble ensnares ... Full Story »

Posted by Denise Clendening

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Denise Clendening
3.6
by Denise Clendening - Oct. 1, 2008

Slate has made an interactive chart that helps the reader keep track of the players in some of the WH investigations including wiretapping, coercive interrogation, DOJ firings and hirings, and CIA Tapes. Click on wiretapping and it highlights the names of the individuals involved and additional information is available by clicking on their names. There are links to recent reputable sources documenting the involvement of the individuals in the different scandals. Useful summary that visually links the key players and multiple roles they have played. Other reviewers indicated that documentation was not provided and I wonder if they cannot see the hyperlinks provided after you click on an individual's name.

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Denise's Rating

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5.0
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4.0
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3.0
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4.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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