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President Richard M. Nixon’s first attorney general, John Mitchell — who later went to prison for his role in the scandal — was so deeply partisan that he resigned to run Nixon’s 1972 re-election campaign.
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John Mitchell resigned as President Richard M. Nixon's first attorney general to run Nixon's 1972 re-election campaign.
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{
    "role": "Attorney General",
    "year": "1972",
    "action": "Resigned to run re-election campaign",
    "person": "John Mitchell",
    "president": "Richard M. Nixon"
}
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History US Politics Watergate
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September 18, 2026 at 8:05 PM (3 weeks ago)
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September 18, 2026 at 8:05 PM (3 weeks ago)

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Blanche’s Political Campaigning Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate
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https://nytimes.com/2026/09/17/us/politics/todd-blanche-doj-midterm-elections.html

Attorney General Todd Blanche has repeatedly participated in campaign events and spoken in partisan terms about the coming midterm elections, despite criticism that he violated a longstanding Justice Department principle of steering clear of electoral politics. This behavior breaks an ethical norm going back to Watergate.

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