So does “beyond the pail” refer to crimes committed beyond the pail in the window, that is crimes committed in the White House?
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I think it’s a pun on “beyond the pale.”
There were crimes committed within the previous two terms.
In reference to ‘beyond the pale’...
The phrase “beyond the pale” dates back to the 14th century, when the part of Ireland that was under English rule was delineated by a boundary made of such stakes or fences, and known as the English Pale. To travel outside of that boundary, beyond the pale, was to leave behind all the rules and institutions of English society, which the English modestly considered synonymous with civilization itself.
Source: www.word-detective.com
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