Allegations that Watergate prosecutors engaged in misconduct are now under preliminary review at the Justice Department.
Geoff Shepard, a former Nixon administration official and author, was invited by a senior DOJ official to bring his findings to the Office of Professional
Assessment
The Justice Department is taking a fresh look at whether prosecutors in the Watergate case broke rules. A former Nixon aide brought his research to a senior DOJ official, who invited him to present it to the Office of Professional Responsibility. This is an unusual step for a decades-old case. The review could reopen questions about the conduct of the lawyers who helped bring down a president.