# What's the most damaging thing a lame duck president has ever done?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-damaging-thing-a-lame-duck-president-has-ever-done/920475>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 13, 2020, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-damaging-thing-a-lame-duck-president-has-ever-done/920475 "2020-09-13T04:11:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-damaging-thing-a-lame-duck-president-has-ever-done/920475/21 "2020-09-28T23:08:26Z")

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Spied on the incoming administration using the FBI

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-damaging-thing-a-lame-duck-president-has-ever-done/920475/22 "2020-09-29T00:24:12Z")

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Which president never did that?

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**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-damaging-thing-a-lame-duck-president-has-ever-done/920475/23 "2020-09-29T21:03:42Z")

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Clinton made some last minute pardons, didn’t he. At least one, anyway. But I think it safe to say that no outgoing president has done anything out of spite or with intent to damage the country. We shall see if this record holds.

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**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-damaging-thing-a-lame-duck-president-has-ever-done/920475/24 "2020-09-29T23:20:02Z")

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Typical…

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