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President [[Trump]]'s firing of [[FBI]] Director [[James Comey]] on May 9, 2017, prompted an undeservedly sanctimonious reaction by [[liberals]] in D.C., illustrating how self-centered and unproductive the swamp has become.

President [[Trump]]'s firing of [[FBI]] Director [[James Comey]] on May 9, 2017, prompted an undeservedly sanctimonious reaction by [[liberals]] in D.C., illustrating how self-centered and unproductive the swamp has become.

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==Design and History==

==Design and History==

At the time that the site was first selected, two small port towns already had been built within its boundaries: Alexandria on the west side of the Potomac River and Georgetown on the east side.  Because Congress was concerns with potential conflicts of interest created by much of the land on the west side of the Potomac being owned by George Washington's family, Congress prohibited the construction of federal buildings on that side.

At the time that the site was first selected, two small port towns already had been built within its boundaries: Alexandria on the west side of the Potomac River and Georgetown on the east side.  Because Congress was concerns with potential conflicts of interest created by much of the land on the west side of the Potomac being owned by George Washington's family, Congress prohibited the construction of federal buildings on that side.