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New Article: A Historical Record of Special Counsels Before Watergate

"This Article presents a corpus of primary sources that were written by Presidents, Attorneys General, United States Attorneys, Special Counsels, and others between the 1850s and the 1950s."

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Berlin’s Watergate nightclub will close with New Year’s Eve last dance

Upmarket Kreuzberg club blames economic pressures, a pandemic hangover and Berlin’s dated image as factors leading to end of 22-year party

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Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. United States would have given Nixon immunity for Watergate crimes — but 50 years ago he needed a presidential pardon to avoid prison

Gerald Ford knew Richard Nixon could be prosecuted for crimes he committed as president. That was simply a fact, when President Ford gave his predecessor “a full, free, and absolute pardon” 50 years ago this week.

The Conversation

Reconsidering United States v. Nixon

Maybe the Roberts Court was right and the Burger Court was wrong.

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Fifty years after Nixon resigned, a key player is still angry about his pardon

Elizabeth Holtzman, House committee member who reviewed impeachment articles, recalls ‘gross political act’

The Guardian - US

TV tonight: how Brief Encounter became the most romantic film of all time

An engaging film history looks at the enduring tale of forbidden love. Plus: the presidential scandal of Watergate. Here’s what to watch today

The Guardian - UK

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Things to do in London this weekend (August 9 – 11)

The best in art, music, theatre and restaurants for the weekend ahead

Evening Standard

Maggots and worms released at Benjamin Netanyahu’s Washington hotel amid Gaza war protests

Video posted on social media shows insects crawling inside Watergate Hotel in Washington DC

The Independent UK

Protestors Disrupt Israeli PM's Stay At Washington Hotel

Protestors gain access to Watergate Hotel during Netanyahu's stay, release bugs, pull fire alarms. No threats to Netanyahu. Watergate remains open.

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Sure, 2024 has had lots of news – but compared with 1940, 1968 or 1973, it’s nothing exceptional

History usually happens at a leisurely pace, with major events months or even years apart. But this year, it seems like someone has pushed fast-forward, with significant events coming on a weekly or even daily basis. One company is now selling a T-shirt declaring “THIS IS MY LIVING IN UNPRECEDENTED…

The Conversation

Trump-appointed federal judge rules Trump’s classified document case is unconstitutional – here’s how special counsels have been authorized before

The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump dismissed the case on July 15, 2024.

The Conversation

How Clarence Thomas helped thwart prosecution of Trump in classified documents case

Entwined in ethics scandals, the US supreme court justice has now upended two federal prosecutions of Trump

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The Independent UK

Biden’s support is coming from an unlikely place — Trumpworld. This is why

We’ve reached an interesting tipping point

The Conversation

One memorable speech can turn around a faltering campaign − how Nixon did it with his ‘Checkers’ talk

Twenty years before Watergate, then-Sen. Richard Nixon’s national political ambitions were in peril. He was accused of dipping into a private, $18,000 slush fund to cover expenses, and doubts about the propriety of his conduct intensified as the 1952 presidential election campaign unfolded.

Salon

Republicans pulled off their longest con

Supreme Court weaponizes the presidency knowing what criminals like Richard Nixon and Donald Trump are capable of

The Independent UK

Joe Biden had a rigor mortis-like freeze a year ago, Watergate’s Carl Bernstein says

While Biden is ‘sharp’ in his national security meetings, Carl Bernstein says people close to the president believe they have a problem

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The Independent UK

Trump keeps citing the Presidential Records Act in his Mar-a-Lago defense: What does it say?

Ex-president has ‘never been able to explain how the PRA trumps laws about handling classified and national defence [information]. It doesn’t,’ former US attorney says

The Guardian - US

The Republican party has transformed into the Trump Maga party

When Richard Nixon’s perfidy was exposed, his party support crumbled. But with Trump, GOP leaders rallied around him

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“Obliterating Everything”: 30 Of The Most Monumental Mistakes In History

Someone asked “What was arguably the biggest f***-up in history?” and netizens shared their best examples. The post “Obliterating Everything”: 30 Of The Most Monumental Mistakes In History first appeared on Bored Panda.

Salon

Project 2025 targets election 2024

Targeting the voting booth for Trump is a massive operation to return the authoritarian to the White House

The Guardian - US

History in the making with debut of Donald Trump: criminal defendant

The New York trial of the former president for allegedly paying hush money to a porn star will also test US justice system

The Guardian - US

If cover-up is the real crime, Trump’s hush-money charges have a Nixonian ring

Trump’s New York trial is only superficially about his tawdry sex life and really about his ultimate victim: the constitution

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Contrasting Timelines: Nixon Vs. Trump Supreme Court Cases

A comparison of Nixon and Trump cases in terms of timing and political implications.

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