This is the first presidential scandal involving a foreign government interfering with our election process and possible collusion by the man who won the election.
Her worst teacher? The one who would hit her over the head with a hard textbook because she asked a lot of questions. “Insolent puppy,” he would snarl.
But for all its hyperbole and incendiary color, talk of treason is primarily a rhetorical shorthand that conjures deep-seated feelings of loyalty, national identity, and trust.
Rose is the author of “Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring,” which served as the basis for the AMC drama series, “Turn: Washington's Spies.”
