Former Nixon aides argue that the prevailing narrative surrounding Watergate is fundamentally flawed, asserting Nixon's innocence regarding the break-in. They claim he was a victim of a conspiracy involving the Deep State and media to undermine a Republican president. This reexamination, supported by Geoff Shepard's book, reveals alleged misconduct by prosecutors, as they suppressed exculpatory evidence during the investigation. Critics of this view highlight that Nixon loyalists are frustrated by recent interpretations of history, particularly around the Nixon Museum and its exhibits.
The conventional wisdom about Watergate has, over the past 50 years, increasingly been proven to be wrong in virtually every particular, Khachigian told me.
The real Watergate conspiracy, in their view, was a corrupt Deep State-big media alliance wherein Democrats wrongly brought down a Republican president.
Shepard's book raises questions about the validity of the Watergate investigation, suggesting that Nixon was the first victim of lawfare in the United States.
Nixon loyalists were angry that they couldn't keep their shrine to the late president, critics have charged.
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