Trump predicted a 'crisis' if a president faced an investigation
Richard Nixon was first  and he was forced to resign in disgrace. Bill Clinton was second  and he was impeached. And  Donald Trump  is third  though his fate remains to be seen.
For quite a while   Trump  grudgingly conceded that the investigation into the Russia scandal was ongoing  but  he  went to great lengths to insist that  he   as president  wasnât personally under investigation â to the point that  he  leaned on a variety of officials  including former FBI Director James Comey  to publicly declare to the nation that the president wasnât the focus of any probe.
As recently as November   Trump  said  âAs far as Iâm concerned  I havenât been told that weâre under investigation  Iâm not under investigation.â
These recent developments remind me of our previous coverage of what  Trump  used to say about the very idea of the United States having a sitting president facing a federal investigation. In November 2016  less than a week before Election Day  Politico reported on Trumpâs closing message:
 Trump  predicted that Clintonâs election would bring âan unprecedented and protracted constitutional crisisâ because of the looming investigation and suggested Americans would not want to endure a second Clinton administration marred by scandal.
Three days later   Trump  insisted that Clinton  as president  couldnât possibly be expected to govern â because the distraction of a federal investigation would make such an endeavor impossible.
In June 2016  Mike Huckabee complained that he saw news organizations covering Trump-related controversies more than Clinton-related controversies. âGee â Huckabee said at the time  âyouâd think the guy was under an FBI investigation!â
Richard Nixon was first  and he was forced to resign in disgrace. Bill Clinton was second  and he was impeached. And   [TGT] is third  though his fate remains to be seen.
For quite a while    [TGT] grudgingly conceded that the investigation into the Russia scandal was ongoing  but  he  went to great lengths to insist that  he   as president  wasnât personally under investigation â to the point that  he  leaned on a variety of officials  including former FBI Director James Comey  to publicly declare to the nation that the president wasnât the focus of any probe.
As recently as  [TGT] said  âAs far as Iâm concerned  I havenât been told that weâre under investigation  Iâm not under investigation.â
These recent developments remind me of our previous coverage of what   [TGT] used to say about the very idea of the United States having a sitting president facing a federal investigation. In November 2016  less than a week before Election Day  Politico reported on Trumpâs closing message:
  [TGT] predicted that Clintonâs election would bring âan unprecedented and protracted constitutional crisisâ because of the looming investigation and suggested Americans would not want to endure a second Clinton administration marred by scandal.
Three days later    [TGT] insisted that Clinton  as president  couldnât possibly be expected to govern â because the distraction of a federal investigation would make such an endeavor impossible.
In June 2016  Mike Huckabee complained that he saw news organizations covering Trump-related controversies more than Clinton-related controversies. âGee â Huckabee said at the time  âyouâd think the guy was under an FBI investigation!â