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From Washington to Trump, all presidents have told lies (but only some have told them for the right reasons)

  • Written by Michael Blake, Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington
From Washington to Trump, all presidents have told lies (but only some have told them for the right reasons)President Nixon at a White House news conference in March 1973.AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi, File

Michael Cohen, in his recent book, has called President Trump a “fraud,” a “bigot,” a “bully” – and, most emphatically, a “liar”. The Trump administration’s response to this book simply reverses...

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