Trump Team Investigates Potential Misconduct in Nixon-Era Watergate Probe
Trump's DOJ examines possible misconduct in Nixon-era Watergate investigation. New details emerge from internal review.
POLICY WIRE — Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice is reviewing whether special prosecutors during the Nixon administration engaged in misconduct while investigating the Watergate scandal, according to sources.
The 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters inside the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., triggered a two-year probe that exposed corruption within the White House and eventually led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation in 1974.
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Geoff Shepard, a former Nixon aide and author on Watergate, recently presented to the DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility, an agency established after the scandal. He shared internal documents from the Watergate Special Prosecution Force, which was led by Archibald Cox and later Leon Jaworski. Shepard alleged that both prosecutors violated due process rights by secretly meeting with judges and withholding evidence from legal teams, though the DOJ confirmed no formal investigation has been launched.
Vice President JD Vance recently drew comparisons between Nixon and President Donald Trump, suggesting that the same institutions that targeted Nixon are now targeting Trump. Vance also claimed that the media landscape today would not have the same impact as it did during the Watergate era.
Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)
