Article snippet: Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Analysis WASHINGTON — Bill Clinton was engulfed by scandalous allegations during the second half of his second term, and he rode it out. Richard Nixon was starting his second term, coming off one of the largest landslides in American history, when Watergate consumed his administration and lead to his resignation. Donald Trump is only four months into his presidency. He’s politically wounded, isolated from his own party, lacking many serious accomplishments, and faces a minefield of Russia-related investigations ahead. But will he wind up like Clinton, scarred but surviving, or like Nixon? Though it is still early in the cycle of scandal, observers say Trump was badly damaged this week when fired FBI director James Comey testified Trump pressured him to drop investigations. “It’s a disaster zone,” said Douglas Brinkley, the presidential historian. “When you have a former head of the FBI, a deeply respected person, going under oath and calling you a liar and having a White House press secretary hold sort of a hissy fit to say Trump is not a liar — it’s just bad. It’s bad sound bites, it’s bad visuals, and it’s damaging for Trump’s brand.” It’s entirely plausible that special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe, like the investigations that felled Nixon and nearly took down Clinton, will land Trump in deeper trouble. President Trump reacted to James Co... Link to the full article to read more