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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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To: ChicagoConservative27

They are using the term “historian” loosely of Garrett Graff. He is a journalist, born in Vermont in 1981 (so not alive during the Watergate period), went to Harvard, was deputy press secretary for Howard Dean when Dean ran for President in 2004. So totally objective, sure.


21 posted on 06/28/2023 2:56:27 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Leaking this audio does FAR more damage to state secrets than ALL the documents secured in Trump’s vault. It’s the source of this leak show must be investigated and prosecuted, not Trump.


22 posted on 06/28/2023 3:00:43 PM PDT by LuxAerterna
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Utter horse puckry


23 posted on 06/28/2023 3:08:50 PM PDT by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Those highly classified Iran attack papers? Or those Russia papers?


24 posted on 06/28/2023 3:29:42 PM PDT by spintreebob (ki .h g)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

It’s not a corpse, it’s a template.

Use FBI to fluff up hoax charges, let alphabet networks/special counsel screech loudly about nothing.


25 posted on 06/28/2023 3:41:26 PM PDT by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The question is “does the document actually exist and did Trump actually have it”. If he did not, then what he said is irrelevant and not illegal.


26 posted on 06/28/2023 3:41:43 PM PDT by XRdsRev (Justice for Bernell Trammell, Trump supporter, murdered in 2020)
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To: isthisnickcool

Trump is not comparable to Nixon. Nixon was a Globalist. Schmitz 72!🤣🤣


27 posted on 06/28/2023 3:44:21 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AND GLOBALISM! there is no coexistence wi)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Watergate complete BS fabricated by filthy democrats on the fly.


28 posted on 06/28/2023 3:59:16 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: cowboyusa

Yep..


29 posted on 06/28/2023 5:10:59 PM PDT by isthisnickcool (1218 - NEVER FORGET!)
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