Watergate

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  11/19/19
  

  The GOP Appointees Who Defied the President

  by Michael Koncewicz

  Before Watergate became a story that dominated the national media in the spring of 1973, there were individuals within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the IRS that took dramatic steps to block Nixon’s attempts to politicize their work.  

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• SOURCE: The Hill
  11/9/19
  

  Presidential cooperation: History's perspective on scandal and controversy

  by Stephen W. Stathis

  The American experience is littered with scandals. When presidents have been unwilling to cooperate with an investigation, the resulting confrontation is often ugly and long-remembered, as the escalating Ukraine scandal undoubtedly will be.

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• SOURCE: NBC News
  11/9/19
  

  From Nixon to Trump, the historical arc of presidential misconduct is deeply troubling

  by James M. Banner Jr.

  Since the early 1970s, the behavior of American presidents has worsened in alarming ways.

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• 11/12/19
  

  Why Televised Hearings Mattered During Watergate But May Not Today

  by James Robenalt

  The whistleblower today has been backed up by others who had direct knowledge, making his or her account now superfluous. John Dean had no such back-up from others; he had to wait a year for his testimony to be fully corroborated by the tapes themselves.

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• SOURCE: Vox
  10/7/19
  

  The difference between Nixon and Trump is Fox News

  by Nicole Hemmer

  Fox News shields President Trump. But his love for their conspiracies might bring him down.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  10/3/19
  

  Inside the Supreme Court ruling that made Nixon turn over his Watergate tapes

  The historic judgment that U.S. presidents do not hold unchecked power to declare executive privilege set a precedent that courts would consider in evaluating whether President Trump could shield his own communications from external scrutiny amid an impeachment inquiry.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  9/27/19
  

  Spies in the White House Have a History of Running Wild Without Congressional Oversight

  A former congressional staffer says withholding damning evidence from Congress and using civilians to carry out presidential or intelligence agency agendas links the Ukraine crisis to other scandals.

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• 9/29/19
  

  Is The Ukraine Scandal the Smoking Gun?

  by James D. Robenalt

  Could this be the moment of clarity that will finally bring down President Trump? 

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• 9/29/19
  

  “The System Worked!” Watergate’s Lesson in an Age of Trump

  by Michael A. Genovese

  A nation of laws depends upon the people to enliven the law. A dedicated citizenry is the only hope against tyranny.

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• SOURCE: Chicago Tribune
  9/25/19
  

  Like Watergate all over again? In some ways, yes, but there are stark differences

  by Jon Marshall

  Echoes of Watergate could be heard in Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announcement Tuesday that the House of Representatives will begin a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. But how similar is this path to what the nation experienced 45 years ago?

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  9/25/19
  

  That time Nixon released doctored transcripts during Watergate

  Trump said in a tweet Tuesday the rough transcript will prove it was “very friendly and totally appropriate call.” To students of history, though, this is more fodder for the endless comparisons between Trump and Nixon.

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  9/25/19
  

  I Voted to Impeach Nixon. I’d Do the Same for Trump.

  by Elizabeth Holtzman

  The Ukraine scandal has a lot of similarities to Watergate.

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• 9/22/19
  

  Dan Rather Claims the Press and Faith Will Get Us Past Trump's Transgressions. Is He Right?

  by Michael McQuillan

  Dan Rather on Watergate's lessons for today. 

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• SOURCE: Think Progress
  6/10/19
  

  Missouri senator says it’s a waste of time to study history because it was a long time ago

  Sen. Josh Hawley says not to compare Trump's behavior to Nixon's because Watergate was more than 40 years ago.

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• SOURCE: NPR
  6/10/19
  

  Key Nixon Accuser Returns To Capitol With Sights Set On Another President

  Dean was a key Watergate insider – and whistle blower – due to his special role as White House counsel. 

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  5/11/19
  

  When It Comes to Republican Defectors, Current Crisis Is No Watergate

  As history has shown with the Watergate and Iran-contra scandals, such investigations can gain legitimacy only when members of the president’s own party support them.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  5/8/19
  

  Will Trump’s use of executive privilege help him avoid congressional oversight? It didn’t help Richard Nixon

  by Ken Hughes

  “Why, we’ll just let it go to the (Supreme) Court. Fight it like hell,” Nixon said.

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• 5/9/19
  

  The Loss of Republican Principle

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  Mitt Romney, Mitch McConnell, and Kevin McCarthy are handling Trump far different than their counterparts during Watergate. 

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• SOURCE: The Federalist
  4/22/19
  

  CNN Shows Zero Interest In Questioning Conventional Wisdom About Watergate

  by Geoff Shepard

  The producer assured me that CNN was committed to presenting a balanced view in its recent series on Richard Nixon, but she never even called back, and I think I know why.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  4/19/19
  

  The public, not Robert Mueller, will determine Donald Trump’s fate

  by Kathryn Cramer Brownell

  Will Trump be Richard Nixon or Bill Clinton?