"It's raining hard enough to put out the very devil's fire. And the bobbies will be along instanter. There's a soldier on guard yonder. We shall get nabbed here."
The bureau, which is used to making headlines for nabbing crooks, has been grabbing the spotlight for unwanted reasons: fired leaders, texts between lovers and, most of all, attacks by President Trump.
Over November and December 1796, the states held their elections, with 70 electoral college votes needed to win. Jefferson nabbed 68 while John Adams cinched it with 71.