Part I: A basic Watergate background. Identifying the real wrongdoing ; Understanding Watergate ; What went wrong -- Part II: Collusion. The secret meetings between judges and Watergate prosecutors -- Part III: Getting Nixon "at all cost". Staffing the Nixon impeachment -- Part IV: Denying due process to the Watergate defendants. A fair and impartial trial judge ; Evenhanded, nonpartisan prosecutors ; An untainted and unbiased jury ; The automatic right to an appeal -- Part V: The view from here. So what?;"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."--

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Geoffrey Carroll Shepard

Skyhorse Publishing

Regnery History

United States, United States of America

New York, United States, 2015

District of Columbia, 2015

Washington, D.C, 2015

Illustrated, 2015

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-346) and index.

*Inspiration for the Major Off-Broadway Show, Trial on the Potomac .*
"It's the biggest Watergate bombshell to hit since the Nixon tapes in 1973—with implications at once historic and relevant today." —JAMES ROSEN , national bestselling author and legendary journalist
THESE JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS WERE DETERMINED TO GET NIXON "AT ALL COSTS."
"The system worked'—Carl Bernstein's famous assessment of Watergate—turns out to be completely wrong. Powerful new evidence reveals that in the prosecution of the most consequential scandal in American history, virtually nothing in the justice system worked as it should.
The roles of heroes and villains in Watergate were assigned before Marine One carried Richard Nixon into exile on August 9, 1974. But Geoff Shepard's patient and persistent research has uncovered shocking violations of ethical and legal standards by the "good guys"—including Judge John Sirica, Archibald Cox, and Leon Jaworski.
The Watergate prosecutors' own files reveal their collusion with the federal judges who tried their cases and heard their appeals—professional misconduct so extensive that the pretense of a fair trial is now impossible to maintain.
Shepard documents that the Watergate Special Prosecution Force was an avenging army drawn from the ranks of Nixon's most ardent partisan foes. They had the good fortune to work with judges who shared their animus or who quickly developed a taste for the media adulation showered on those who lent their power to the anti-Nixon cause.
In the end, Nixon's fall was the result of the "smoking gun" tape recording in which he appeared to order a cover-up of the Watergate burglary. Yet in a stunning revision of the historical record, Shepard shows that that conversation, which he himself was the first to transcribe, was taken out of context and completely misunderstood—an interpretation with which Nixon's nemesis John Dean concurs.
Crimes were committed, and an attempt was made to cover them up. But by trampling on the defendants' right to due process, the Watergate prosecutors and judges denied the American people the assurance that justice was done and destroyed the historical reputation of an exceptionally accomplished president and administration. This book will challenge everything you think you know about the Watergate scandal.

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.-- Part I. A Basic Watergate Background -- Identifying The Real Wrongdoing -- Understanding Watergate -- What Went Wrong -- Part Ii. Collusion -- The Secret Meetings Between Judges And Watergate Prosecutors -- Part Iii. Getting Nixon At All Costs -- Staffing The Nixon Impeachment -- Part Iv. Denying Due Process To The Watergate Defendants -- A Fair And Impartial Trial Judge -- Even Handed, Non-partisan Prosecutors -- An Untainted And Unbiased Jury -- The Automatic Right To An Appeal -- Part V. The View From Here -- So What? Geoff Shepard. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 335-346) And Index.

"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."-- from jacket

An aging judge about to step down. Aggressive prosecutors friendly with the judge. A disgraced president. A nation that had already made up its mind. The Watergate trials were a legal mess—and now, with the discovery of new documents that reveal shocking misconduct by prosecutors and judges alike, former Nixon staffer Geoff Shepard has a convincing case that the wrongdoing of these history-making trials was actually a bigger scandal than the Watergate scandal itself.

Reveals violations of ethical and legal standards during the Watergate Affair in 1974, including collusion between prosecutors and the federal judges who tried the cases, and argues that Nixon's "smoking gun" recording was taken out of context

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