watergate

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If one looks back on fairly recent American history, Richard Nixon dangled pardons in front of the various Watergate conspirators, directly and indirectly.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

After Watergate, that was considered an abuse of power.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

Lichtenberg’s approach to journalism is a far cry from the dogged, shoe-leather reporting memorialized in movies like “Spotlight,” about the Catholic church’s child-abuse scandal, or “All the President’s Men,” about the Watergate scandal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Watergate was one of the most notorious political scandals in US history.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

In a Washington courtroom a week later, G. Gordon Liddy stood with his arms folded, his face impassive, as the clerk read the jury’s verdict: guilty on eight counts related to the Watergate break-in.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin