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DOJ Review Won’t Open Probe After Watergate “Lawfare” Briefing

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 3:42 AM UTC · How we work

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Moore: Nixon Framed

Rep. Riley Moore (R-W.Va.) claimed former President Nixon was framed by the deep state.
He likened Nixon’s situation to President Donald Trump’s, calling both deep-state victims.
Moore made remarks at the Nixon Foundation’s Strategy Summit after a WSJ report on a DOJ review.
Former Nixon aide Geoff Shepard gave a two-hour DOJ briefing alleging a deep-state plot.
Vice President JD Vance joked a Watergate would become a twelve-hour news story.

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Shepard Presents Lawfare

The Office of Professional Responsibility said Shepard’s talk does not launch a formal probe.
OPR previously denied Shepard’s 2022 request to open an investigation into his Watergate theories.
Shepard delivered a two-hour, 72-slide presentation titled “Watergate As Lawfare” to Department of Justice (DOJ) officials.
Todd Blanche, former Trump personal attorney, now heads the DOJ review of possible 1970s special prosecutor misconduct.

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Moore: Nixon Framed

Rep. Riley Moore (R-W.Va.) claimed former President Nixon was framed by the deep state.
He likened Nixon’s situation to President Donald Trump’s, calling both deep-state victims.
Moore made remarks at the Nixon Foundation’s Strategy Summit after a WSJ report on a DOJ review.
Former Nixon aide Geoff Shepard gave a two-hour DOJ briefing alleging a deep-state plot.
Vice President JD Vance joked a Watergate would become a twelve-hour news story.

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