there in terms of having one of the most scandal-ridden, ethically challenged tenures at the top of the justice department. up to and including the fact that he was the subject of multiple criminal investigations himself, and that last independent counsel ended up referring meese's conduct to his own justice department for review and potential censure. and i mean, i know we in some ways, we've kind of got it bad right now. i think it's helpful to look back on other times in u.s. history and remember that we have had it bad in some of the same ways in other times of our history, too, and we've figured out a way to make it through. so like the ed meese story is good to remember, the john mitchell story is good to remember, when you look at the justice department under william barr and you think about how bad it could get and how abused the justice department could be, like the justice department has been in pretty bad hands before. and there's been consequences for it. and it's worth keeping that in mind. and you know, in the ed meese case, it turns out to be