Recent Resignations Recall Nixon-Era Saturday Night Massacre
President Richard M. Nixon sought to fire the special prosecutor leading the Watergate investigation, but his attorney ...
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Top DOJ officials resigning over Adams case makes Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre 'seem small'
A seventh prosecutor in the Department of Justice has quit over the DOJ's push to drop the charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. MSNBC legal correspondent Lisa Rubin, NBC News national law ...
Trump is pushing boundaries to cut federal spending. So did Nixon.
The U.S. shrugged when Thomas Jefferson blocked funding for a program he hated. Richard Nixon did the same with programs he ...
Cynthia Nixon, David Eigenberg's mini 'Sex and the City' reunion delights fans
Cynthia Nixon had a mini "Sex and the City" reunion with co-star David Eigenberg, leaving Miranda and Steve fans delighted.
Worried about Donald Trump’s reign of retribution? Remember what happened to Nixon (Viewpoint)
It feels somewhat like the 1972 presidential election, when all but one state in the union was taken in by the lies and false ...
Trump is Repeating Richard Nixon’s Failed Plan to Shutter Federal Agencies
In January of 1973, just days after Johnson died of a heart attack, a newly reelected Nixon announced plans to terminate the ...
Book Review: ‘The Pardon,’ by Jeffrey Toobin
The Politics of Presidential Mercy, by Jeffrey Toobin “When it comes to pardons, presidents are kings,” the legal journalist Jeffrey Toobin writes in his new book, “The Pardon: The Politics of ...
Analysis-Trump's Justice Department hits the brakes on anti-corruption enforcement
The U.S. Justice Department has sharply stepped back its anti-corruption efforts under President Donald Trump, from loosening ...