Watergate Special Prosecution Force
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The Watergate Special Prosecution Force was a temporary, independent team of U.S. federal prosecutors established in the 1970s to investigate and prosecute crimes related to the Watergate scandal involving President Richard Nixon’s administration.
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Target entity: Watergate Special Prosecution Force Context triple: [Richard Ben-Veniste, employer, Watergate Special Prosecution Force]
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United States v. John N. Mitchell et al.
United States v. John N. Mitchell et al. was a major Watergate-era criminal case in which former U.S. Attorney General John N. Mitchell and other top Nixon administration officials were prosecuted for their roles in the scandal.
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United States Watergate Special Prosecutor
The United States Watergate Special Prosecutor was the independent legal authority appointed to investigate the Watergate scandal and related abuses of power in the Nixon administration.
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Watergate scandal
The Watergate scandal was a major 1970s American political scandal involving the Nixon administration’s attempts to cover up a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters, ultimately leading to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
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Office of Independent Counsel
The Office of Independent Counsel was a now-defunct U.S. federal office established to investigate and potentially prosecute high-ranking government officials for alleged misconduct, operating outside the normal Department of Justice chain of command.
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United States Senate Watergate Committee
The United States Senate Watergate Committee was a special investigative committee formed by the U.S. Senate in 1973 to publicly investigate the Watergate break-in and related abuses of power in the Nixon administration.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Watergate Special Prosecution Force Target entity description: The Watergate Special Prosecution Force was a temporary, independent team of U.S. federal prosecutors established in the 1970s to investigate and prosecute crimes related to the Watergate scandal involving President Richard Nixon’s administration.
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A.
United States v. John N. Mitchell et al.
United States v. John N. Mitchell et al. was a major Watergate-era criminal case in which former U.S. Attorney General John N. Mitchell and other top Nixon administration officials were prosecuted for their roles in the scandal.
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United States Watergate Special Prosecutor
The United States Watergate Special Prosecutor was the independent legal authority appointed to investigate the Watergate scandal and related abuses of power in the Nixon administration.
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Watergate scandal
The Watergate scandal was a major 1970s American political scandal involving the Nixon administration’s attempts to cover up a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters, ultimately leading to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
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Office of Independent Counsel
The Office of Independent Counsel was a now-defunct U.S. federal office established to investigate and potentially prosecute high-ranking government officials for alleged misconduct, operating outside the normal Department of Justice chain of command.
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United States Senate Watergate Committee
The United States Senate Watergate Committee was a special investigative committee formed by the U.S. Senate in 1973 to publicly investigate the Watergate break-in and related abuses of power in the Nixon administration.
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Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal prosecutorial body
ⓘ
special prosecutor's office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | federal jurisdiction of the United States ⓘ |
| archivesAt |
National Archives and Records Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
|
| authorizedBy | United States Attorney General ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1977 ⓘ |
| employed |
federal prosecutors
ⓘ
investigators ⓘ support staff ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Watergate Special Prosecution Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the Watergate Special Prosecutor
Watergate Special Prosecution Force ⓘ
surface form:
Watergate Special Prosecutor's Office
|
| hasEffect |
contributed to the resignation of President Richard Nixon
ⓘ
strengthened norms of independence for federal special prosecutors ⓘ |
| hasEnglishShortName | Watergate Special Prosecution Force self-link ⓘ |
| hasLegalForm | temporary independent prosecutorial unit ⓘ |
| hasMainTask |
investigation of abuses of power by officials in the Nixon administration
ⓘ
investigation of campaign finance violations connected to the 1972 presidential election ⓘ investigation of obstruction of justice related to Watergate ⓘ investigation of the Watergate scandal ⓘ prosecution of crimes related to the Watergate scandal ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Office of Independent Counsel
ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the Special Prosecutor
|
| headOfGovernmentBody |
Archibald Cox
ⓘ
Charles Ruff ⓘ Henry Ruth ⓘ
surface form:
Henry Ruth Jr.
Leon Jaworski ⓘ Special Prosecutor ⓘ |
| inception | 1973 ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| notableWork |
United States v. Nixon
ⓘ
litigation over access to President Nixon's tape recordings ⓘ prosecution of White House officials involved in the Watergate cover-up ⓘ prosecution of members of the Committee to Re-elect the President ⓘ |
| operatedDuring |
presidency of Gerald Ford
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presidency of Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Nixon administration
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surface form:
Richard Nixon administration
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| partOf | United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition | completion of its investigative and prosecutorial mandate ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
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surface form:
Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
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| significantCourtCase | United States v. Nixon ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Watergate scandal ⓘ |
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Subject: Watergate Special Prosecution Force Description of subject: The Watergate Special Prosecution Force was a temporary, independent team of U.S. federal prosecutors established in the 1970s to investigate and prosecute crimes related to the Watergate scandal involving President Richard Nixon’s administration.
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