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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instanceOf United States federal prosecutorial body
special prosecutor's office
appliesToJurisdiction federal jurisdiction of the United States
archivesAt U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
authorizedBy United States Attorney General
country United States
createdBy United States Department of Justice
dissolved 1977
employed federal prosecutors
investigators
support staff
hasAlternativeName Office of the Watergate Special Prosecutor
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
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 the Special Prosecutor
headOfGovernmentBody Archibald Cox
Charles Ruff
Henry Ruth Jr.
linked to: Henry Ruth

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
presidency of Richard Nixon
opposedBy Richard Nixon administration
partOf United States Department of Justice
reasonForAbolition completion of its investigative and prosecutorial mandate
replacedBy Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
significantCourtCase United States v. Nixon
significantEvent Watergate scandal

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Richard Ben-Veniste employer Watergate Special Prosecution Force
Edward Gurney participantIn Watergate scandal investigation
linked to: Watergate Special Prosecution Force
John Wesley Dean III cooperatedWith Watergate Special Prosecution Force
United States v. Jeb Stuart Magruder partOf Watergate prosecutions
linked to: Watergate Special Prosecution Force
Richard Ben-Veniste employer Watergate Special Prosecution Force
subject linked to: Ben-Veniste
Watergate Special Prosecution Force hasEnglishShortName Watergate Special Prosecution Force
Watergate Special Prosecution Force hasAlternativeName Watergate Special Prosecutor's Office
linked to: Watergate Special Prosecution Force
Watergate Special Prosecution Force hasAlternativeName Office of the Watergate Special Prosecutor
linked to: Watergate Special Prosecution Force
Philip B. Heymann positionHeld Associate Watergate Special Prosecutor
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Henry Ruth notableWork Watergate investigation
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Henry Ruth participantIn Watergate scandal investigation
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Henry Ruth partOf Watergate Special Prosecution Force
Charles Ruff employer Office of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force
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Charles Ruff notableWork Watergate investigation
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