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In retribution for the paper’s Watergate coverage, then-President Nixon tried to destroy the Post by withholding the licenses of the company’s profitable TV stations.

Held in the immediate aftermath of the Watergate scandal and Richard Nixon’s resignation, the Church committee hearings uncovered many rogue activities of the FBI and CIA.

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Murphy called the Trump administration's actions "the most serious constitutional crisis" since the Watergate scandal.

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Congress created inspectors general in the wake of the Watergate scandal, as part of a wave of reforms intended to curb corruption, waste and fraud.

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Following in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Gerald Ford’s attempt to right the ship of state, Carter blew into town an outsider intent on shaking up the Washington establishment.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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