Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • NPR

    Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre Casts Shadow As Trump Considers Fate Of DOJ Leaders

    Forty-five years ago, Nixon precipitated the departure of the attorney general, deputy attorney and Watergate special prosecutor as the criminal investigation of his administration escalated.
    by Ron Elving Oct 20, 2018 4 minutes

    Imagine if President Trump, on the weekend after the upcoming midterm elections, suddenly forced out Jeff Sessions, Rod Rosenstein and Robert Mueller.

    For the record, that would be the removal of the attorney general, the deputy attorney general and the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election.

    And imagine Trump also shut down the offices occupied by Mueller's team of prosecutors — lock, stock and barrel.

    Just like that.

    Impossible, you say? Unprecedented? In fact, it is neither.

    It is the scenario Washington, D.C., witnessed exactly 45 years ago this weekend, when President Richard Nixon lost patience with his own Justice Department's relentless probe of the Watergate burglary case — a case that would eventually bring

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from NPR

    NPR2 min readWorld
    A Baby Girl Born Orphaned And Premature After An Israeli Airstrike In Gaza Has Died
    The newborn died after five days in an incubator. Her family was killed in an air strike. UNICEF says 13,000 children have been killed in Gaza since Oct. 7, with thousands more orphaned and wounded.
    NPR5 min read
    DRC Is Seeing Its Worst Mpox Outbreak — But Has No Vaccines Or Treatments Yet. Why?
    With nearly 5,000 cases reported so far this year — and concerns about a new strain — the Democratic Republic of Congo is considering the declaration of a public health emergency.
    NPR4 min read
    Taylor Swift Fans Mean Business With Tortured Poets Soap, Eras Yarn, Kelce Cookies
    Entrepreneurial Swifties are selling crafty products inspired by Taylor Swift's music and style. Swift herself has been known to send notes and even homemade gifts to creative super-fans.

    Related Books & Audiobooks