Character assassination has long been a spectator sport in Washington, D.C. Indeed, history buffs regale us with sordid tales of libel, slander and assorted other methods of reputational damage — committed by the Founding Fathers, no less!
Even our most revered leaders – Lincoln, FDR, Kennedy, and Reagan – engaged or employed surrogates to torch their political opponents and dissenting members of the fourth estate.
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