Name: Enemies: The President, Justice & The FBI
Released: 2018-11-18T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · History · Documentary

This documentary series presents the long, complex history of presidents testing the rule of law and the FBI’s job to enforce it. From Nixon and Hoover to Trump and Comey, each battle illuminates a different facet of our democracy.

2018 · 55m

Director Jed Rothstein

EPISODE 1

A Cancer On the Presidency

How the FBI, and the nation, came to realize that the President could be held accountable for his actions, using the long relationship between FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and President Richard Nixon as a map.
EPISODE 2

That's What Friends Are For

President Ronald Reagan did whatever it took to free U.S. hostages and fund the Contra anti-communists. As the FBI investigated, Reagan’s team shredded documents, perjured themselves and concealed evidence.
EPISODE 3

Witch Hunts

The same people who criticize the FBI and the Special Counsel looking into President Trump once pushed to investigate President Bill Clinton. This episode examines the 1998 impeachment and reconsiders today’s investigations.
EPISODE 4

You’re Fired

President Donald Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey set in motion events that could lead to the biggest constitutional crisis in U.S. history. Special Counsel Robert Mueller must now carry the torch of justice.