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Watergate Historian Explains How Trump Comments Compare With Nixon Tapes
Newsweek ^ | 06/27/2023 | JAMES BICKERTON

Posted on 06/28/2023 2:04:12 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

No admission in former President Richard Nixon's Watergate tapes was "as clearly illegal" as that of Donald Trump in audio first published by CNN where the latter describes having "highly confidential" papers in his possession, a leading historian of the period has said.

The audio, in which Trump appeared to admit some of the documents in his possession hadn't been declassified, was published on Monday. In response, a Trump campaign spokesperson said the former president had been "speaking rhetorically and also quite humorously," and hadn't committed any wrongdoing.

Earlier this month, Trump was charged with 37 counts related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents, to which he pleaded not guilty. Trump's legal woes, which include charges in New York regarding the alleged payment of hush money to pornographic actress Stormy Daniels, could have a significant impact on the 2024 presidential election, with polling indicating the ex-president is the Republican frontrunner. Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing, including rejecting allegations of an affair with Daniels.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: comments; garrettmgraff; jamesbickerton; nixon; trump; watergate; worsethanwatergate; wursenwatergate; wurstthanwatergate
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Digging up that Watergate corpse again huh
1 posted on 06/28/2023 2:04:12 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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Records are now digitized. Have been for awhile


2 posted on 06/28/2023 2:07:05 PM PDT by combat_boots
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Bob Woodward was a deep state rat.


3 posted on 06/28/2023 2:07:14 PM PDT by isthisnickcool (1218 - NEVER FORGET!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Newsweak still desperately trying to survive.
4 posted on 06/28/2023 2:10:24 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: BANANA REPUBLIC!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Newsweek, This is already fake news. The story is BS. I’m sure they will publish a retraction?


5 posted on 06/28/2023 2:13:37 PM PDT by miliantnutcase
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"Records are now digitized. Have been for awhile"

What was in the boxes? Thumbdrives?


6 posted on 06/28/2023 2:14:10 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Lol, I love the smell of desperation in the morning.


7 posted on 06/28/2023 2:14:42 PM PDT by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

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Watergate isn’t 1/10th of Biden’s decades of selling Policy and favor for $20 Million plus.

Biden has his own boxes with Nation Security Docs, except he was never cleared to have them - and he was selling them.

Why else steal from a SCIF?

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8 posted on 06/28/2023 2:15:33 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano ( ( Statute of Limitations is going to elapse on Hunter Biden ))
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To: ChicagoConservative27

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Watergate isn’t 1/10th of Biden’s decades of selling Policy and favor for $20 Million plus.

Biden has his own boxes with Nation Security Docs, except he was never cleared to have them - and he was selling them.

Why else steal from a SCIF?

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9 posted on 06/28/2023 2:15:34 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano ( ( Statute of Limitations is going to elapse on Hunter Biden ))
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The Sgt Shultz-es of the world still don’t see what Democrats do


10 posted on 06/28/2023 2:20:10 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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Copies

PTrump was writing a book

Besides, the fib was there for hours. Without approval or observation. They could stage any number of things.

Ruin Melania’s wardrobe. Scratch through things. Cut out clothing labels.

Leftists have not recognized his legitimacy.

Go rant on socks Burger or 0bama’s warehouse.


11 posted on 06/28/2023 2:20:16 PM PDT by combat_boots
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Joe trying to Eliminate the Competition.



12 posted on 06/28/2023 2:21:55 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano ( ( Statute of Limitations is going to elapse on Hunter Biden ))
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Process crime, if anything at all.

Another President is documented to have sold tens of millions of dollars of access.

But treason is such a small thing compared to process.


13 posted on 06/28/2023 2:22:27 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████. FJB.)
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Watergate was a Sunday School picnic compared to the illegal scams by the Clinton/Obama/Biden crooks.


14 posted on 06/28/2023 2:23:56 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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“Copies”

If everything was digitized, the the copies would also be digital.


15 posted on 06/28/2023 2:25:32 PM PDT by TexasGator
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Watergate was Democrats running a Republican president. Isn’t allowed to go the other direction.


16 posted on 06/28/2023 2:27:46 PM PDT by Luke21
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17 posted on 06/28/2023 2:28:04 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano ( ( Statute of Limitations is going to elapse on Hunter Biden ))
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To: ChicagoConservative27

This is obviously wrong because, as we’ve been told, this is ‘worse than Watergate’.

On second thought maybe that was the last ‘scandal’ supposed to take Trump down.

Or maybe it was the one before that.


18 posted on 06/28/2023 2:29:46 PM PDT by skeeter
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What is never reported is they were looking for information on Daniel Ellsberg, who had worked for Sandia Labs in advanced nuclear weapons design.
Information said he had shared with his psychiatrist that he wanted to defect to Russia and bring those secrets to the Soviets.


19 posted on 06/28/2023 2:40:51 PM PDT by Zathras
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If Trump had it, it is declassified.

Can’t people understand the Constitution?


20 posted on 06/28/2023 2:51:28 PM PDT by Fledermaus (It's time to get rid of the Three McStooges; Mitch, Kevin and Ronna!)
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