Watergate — Blog Content — Jill Wine-Banks

I helped prosecute Watergate. The Supreme Court just proved Richard Nixon right.

If former President Trump gets a second term, he and his administration will feel safe in acting with abandon.

Op EdJill Wine-BanksJuly 2, 2024Jill Wine-Banks, MSNBC, Watergate, Supreme Court, NixonComment

Laura Washington: The system worked during Watergate. This time around, I am not so sure.

Chicago Tribune 12-4-2023

WatergateJill Wine-BanksDecember 4, 2023Jill Wine-Banks, Watergate, Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, Op EdComment

Duquesne’s National Press Club event reflects on Watergate’s legacy 50 years later

To commemorate the historic event, Duquesne University hosted a retrospective panel at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

WatergateJill Wine-BanksOctober 19, 2023Jill Wine-Banks, Watergate, Duquesne, National Press Club, Duquesne UniversityComment

The Saturday Night Massacre: A 50-Year Retrospective

Examining the watershed event in the Watergtate scandal in October 1973 that preserved the rule of law and led to the unraveling of the Nixon presidency.

How response to Watergate tapes 50 years ago contrasts with today’s political climate

PBS News Hour 7/13/2023

TV AppearancesJill Wine-BanksJuly 13, 2023Jill Wine-Banks, Trump, PBS, PBS News Hour, WatergateComment

Speaking Events This Week

Live speaking events I’m participating in September 22-24

Watergate lawyer: 'There's nothing worse than not proceeding' in Justice Department's case against Trump

Former Watergate Prosecutor Jill Wine Banks addressed the upcoming Tuesday hearings for the House Select Committee investigating the attack on the 2020 election and the violence against Congress.

Weekly EventsJill Wine-BanksJune 19, 2022Jill Wine-Banks, Watergate, Trump, January 6 Hearings, Sarah K Burris, Raw StoryComment

Watergate: Why the scandal still resonates 50 years later

BBC News 6/18/2022

TV AppearancesJill Wine-BanksJune 18, 2022Jill Wine-Banks, BBC, Watergate, The Watergate GirlComment

Sole woman on Watergate prosecution team compares scandal to Trump’s Jan. 6 hearings

Jill Wine-Banks tells of sexism and barriers; says world has changed since Nixon faced hearings, but committee doing ‘brilliantly’ with compelling storytelling

Weekly EventsJill Wine-BanksJune 18, 2022Jill Wine-Banks, The Times Of Israel, Watergate, Trump, January 6 Hearings, AFPComment

Jill Wine-Banks and Geoff Shepard on Watergate 50th Anniversary

C-Span 6/17/2022

TV Appearances, WatergateJill Wine-BanksJune 17, 2022Jill Wine-Banks, C-Span, Watergate, Geoff ShepardComment

Watergate Break-In 50th Anniversary

C-Span 6/17/2022

TV Appearances, WatergateJill Wine-BanksJune 17, 2022Jill Wine-Banks, C-Span, WatergateComment

The Watergate Prosecution: 50 Years Later

It's not too late to sign up for my conversation with @profamandatyler for the @92Y. And yes, that's me 50 years ago.

EventsJill Wine-BanksMarch 22, 2022Jill Wine-Banks, 92Y, Amanda Tyler, Watergate, Continuing EducationComment

Is Mark Meadows PowerPoint the Watergate 'Smoking Gun' Tape for Donald Trump?

Jill Wine-Banks interviewed by Newsweek 12/15/2021

Weekly EventsJill Wine-BanksDecember 15, 2021Jill Wine-Banks, Newsweek, Mark Meadows, Trump, Watergate, Smoking Gun, Isabel Van BrugenComment

Letter: Prosecute Trump; don’t pardon him like Nixon was

I disagree with Tony Messenger’s column “St. Louis attorney has early advice for new president: Remember Watergate era” (Jan. 22). I was an assistant Watergate special prosecutor for the obstruction trial of President Richard Nixon’s top aides in which he was named a co-conspirator. We were prevented from indicting Nixon when President Gerald Ford pardoned him, so I understand the impact of issuing a pardon and moving on.

Op Ed, WatergateJill Wine-BanksJanuary 25, 2021Jill Wine-Banks, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Tony Messenger, WatergateComment