United States Watergate Special Prosecutor
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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.
Aliases (3)
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
independent counsel
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legal office → special prosecutor → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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| appointedBy |
Elliot Richardson
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United States Attorney General → |
| conflictWith |
Richard Nixon administration
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| country |
United States
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| createdAs |
independent legal authority
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| dissolvedInYear |
1978
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| establishedInYear |
1973
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| hasDuty |
investigate abuses of power in the Nixon administration
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investigate the Watergate scandal → prosecute crimes arising from the Watergate scandal → |
| hasFirstHolder |
Archibald Cox
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| hasHolder |
Archibald Cox
→
Charles Ruff → Henry Ruth → Leon Jaworski → |
| historicalContext |
post-Watergate reforms in U.S. government oversight
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| independenceFrom |
Department of Justice day-to-day control
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White House → |
| influenced |
later independent counsel statutes in the United States
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| investigated |
Watergate break-in
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abuse of presidential power → campaign finance abuses → cover-up of the Watergate break-in → |
| legalBasis |
regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Justice
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| mandate |
conduct a full and thorough investigation of the Watergate affair
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prosecute federal crimes uncovered in the Watergate investigation → |
| notableEvent |
Saturday Night Massacre
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| notableHolder |
Archibald Cox
→
Charles Ruff → Leon Jaworski → |
| officeLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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| oversaw |
prosecution of Watergate-related defendants
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| partOf |
Watergate investigation
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| relatedTo |
United States Department of Justice
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United States District Court for the District of Columbia → |
| reportedTo |
United States Attorney General
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United States Congress → |
| significantOutcome |
evidence leading to the resignation of President Richard Nixon
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indictment and conviction of several Nixon administration officials → |
| timePeriod |
1973–1978
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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John Dean
("Watergate prosecutors")
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cooperatedWith |
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Joseph Montoya
("Watergate scandal investigation")
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participatedIn |
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Archibald Cox
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positionHeld |
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Archibald Cox
("Office of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force")
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servedIn |