# Was Nixon framed? Trump’s DOJ looks into Watergate investigation

https://mins.news/en/video/83739

- CNN, 2026-10-02 15:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Irm8X1Lx97w

> The US Justice Department is examining whether federal prosecutors investigating Watergate wronged President Richard M. Nixon, 52 years after his resignation and 32 years after his death. Rep. Riley Moore said Nixon was “absolutely couped out of office and was framed,” and likened him to Donald Trump as a victim of the “deep state.”