The real Watergate scandal
Subtitle: collusion, conspiracy, and the plot that brought Nixon down
By: Geoff Shepard
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9781621573289
Subjects: Politics and government; Watergate Affair, 1972-1974; Conspiracies; History
Description: "Research has uncovered shocking violations of ethical and legal standards by the "good guys"--including Judge John Sirica, Archibald Cox, and Leon Jaworski. Documents that the Watergate Special Prosecution Force was an avenging army drawn from the ranks of Nixon's most partisan foes. They had the good fortune to work with judges who shared their animus... Shows that the "smoking gun" conversation, which he himself was the first to transcribe, was taken out of context and completely misunderstood ... Crimes were committed, and an attempt was made to cover them up. But by trampling on the defendants' right to due process...denied the American people the assurance that justice was done."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-346) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. A basic watergate background; title: Identifying the real wrongdoing; title: Understanding watergate; title: What went wrong; title: Part II. Collusion; title: The secret meetings between judges and Watergate prosecutors; title: Part III. Getting Nixon "at all costs"; title: Staffing the Nixon impeachment; title: Part Iv. Denying due process to the Watergate defendants; title: A fair and impartial trial judge; title: Even handed, non-partisan prosecutors; title: An untainted and unbiased jury; title: The automatic right to an appeal; title: Part V. The view from here; title: So what?