All Quiet on the Western Front

Our espionage and military agencies will shrug off Trump's conviction

There’s a wonderful scene at the end of All the Presidents Men. It’s in the Washington Post newsroom. A cheer goes up as Nixon announces his resignation on TV. Woodward and Bernstein, greatly responsible for this turn of events, are at their desks, typing away, not paying attention. They’ve got more work to do.

Dustin Hoffman (L) as Carl Bernstein, Robe…