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The article discusses the truth in relation to the author's claim that U.S. President Donald Trump's method of governing involves the use of falsehoods and conspiracy theories as of 2017. Trump's claim that former American President Barack Obama carried out a wiretapping surveillance campaign at the Trump Tower building in New York, New York is addressed, along with Trump's accusations about terrorism in Sweden. Apologizing and hyperbole are also assessed.

The article offers information about the efforts of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara to prosecute financial world leaders after the 2008 global financial crisis. Topics include the number of criminal convictions he has won a lawyer, the wiretapping used by Bharara as evidence of white collar crimes, and the prosecution of crimes such as insider trading, illegal activities of hedge funds, and financial corruption. The article also discusses the effects of his prosecutions on U.S. financial conditions, his political connections, and information about the trial of white collar criminals such as hedge fund chief Raj Rajaratnam.

The article focuses on the findings of an eight-member presidential commission headed by Vice President Nelson Rockefeller regarding the domestic activities of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the U.S. It notes the alleged defiance of the CIA of the Constitution and statute due to their illegal inquisitions on its citizens, burglarizing and bugging of homes as well as tapping telephones and opening their mails. The commission points on CIA's alleged violation against its charter and their alleged illegal activities were said to be due to the pressures from Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon. The commission's investigation was said to have confirmed accusations that the Agency had a wide domestic intelligence operation in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the nation.

The article reports on the historic televised roll-call voting of the 38 members of the House Judiciary Committee which adopted the impeachment of U.S. President Richard Nixon. Accordingly, the Judiciary Committee climaxed seven months of agonizing inquiry into the conduct of Nixon as President by approving an article of impeachment that charges he violated both his oath to protect the Constitution and his duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The verdict affirms that Nixon committed multiple acts designed to obstruct justice in his attempt to conceal the origins of the June 1972 wiretap-burglary of Democratic National Headquarters known as Watergate affair.

The article reports on the struggle of U.S. President Richard Nixon to survive the Watergate issue by appealing directly to the public and assailing the tactics of the House Judiciary Committee with his Special Counsel James St. Clair. It mentions that both Nixon and St. Clair had showed into the public arena the outlines of the three-pronged White House offensive involving the impeachment charge against the President. It further discusses the impeachment inquiry whether the President was aware and part of a conspiracy to hide the origins of the June 17, 1972 wiretapping and burglary of Democratic national headquarters. It adds that the President could gain adherents by turning over the 27 tapes to Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski and other 42 to the House Judiciary Committee.

The article discusses the court testimony of U.S. President Richard Nixon's personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods during the Watergate scandal hearing in Washington federal courtroom. It also focuses on the scientific proceedings which was perpetrated by several Federal Judges whether Nixon is innocent of any knowledge of the wiretapping of Democratic National Committee headquarters. The recorded controversial conversation between President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman is presented. A brief personal background of Rose Mary Woods is featured. It mentions the thorough deliberation and scrutiny of the subpoenaed tapes by the technical panel.

The article offers information on the Watergate controversy by U.S. President Richard M. Nixon as testified by John Mitchell. He faces serious illegal acts, re-election of one man above the Constitution, and arrogates himself with the huge responsibility of shielding the President from vital facts. Sam J. Ervin declares three damaging interpretations of the lack of presidential curiosity. Mitchell had clearly approved the democratic wiretapping at the third meeting at Key Biscayne on March 30, 1972. Moreover, a cross-examination with John Mitchell along with Republican Senator Howard Baker, Daniel Inouye, and Terry F. Lenzner was presented.

The article reports on the defense of U.S. President Richard Nixon against the Watergate scandal. It mentions that the court of public opinion has accused Nixon of massive conspiracy related to the Watergate scandal including wiretapping, political espionage and burglaries. Nixon has responded through the issuance of a 4,000-word document containing Nixon's defense which claims that he acted on the interest of national security. It notes that document has won over some people and has bought time for Nixon to evade the issue on Watergate.

The article reports on the investigations of the Watergate scandal during U.S. President Richard Nixon's administration in June 1972. It mentions several suspects who are involved in wire-tapping the Democratic National Committee Headquarters including former Attorney General John Mitchell, former Cabinet member Stuart Magruder and Nixon's chief legal counsel John Dean. It also notes that after and intense pressure from Federal Judge John J. Sirica, Nixon finally conceded to the allegations and asked his aides to be present during the committee hearing.

Readers respond to articles which appeared in the May 22, 2006 issue. The article "Inside Bush's Secret Spy Net" is the focus. Opinions expressed by readers varied widely on the topic. The articles "Why Not Talk?" and "Easy Targets for Karl Rove" also prompted several letters.

Several letters to the editor in response to articles in previous issues including "Rebel on the Edge," , "The Trouble With Memoirs" and "We Don't Need a New King George," by Andrew Sullivan in the January 23, 2006 issue, and an essay by Joe Klein in the January 16, 2006 issue are presented.

The article informs that U.S. President Donald Trump has accused Barack Obama of “wire tapping" his offices in New York City before the presidential election in November. Trump also defended Jeff Sessions, the US attorney general, who is facing questions over his meeting with the Russian ambassador to Washington during the 2016 presidential election campaign. The article also adds how it is disrupting the national security of the nation.

The article focuses on the struggles of U.S. President Richard M. Nixon during the Watergate scandal which was reflected in the book "The Final Days," by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. It mentions that there were activities that monitor the telephone calls of Nixon such as the system set up by Henry Kissinger and a Dictabelt machine that automatically taped nearly all the Nixon's calls. It says that during the hearing of the Watergate scandal, Federal Judge John J. Sirica ordered the White House to produce a Dictabelt that offered information on Nixon's meeting with counsel John Dean. It adds that a tape revealed that Nixon and H.R. Haldeman feared that the Watergate funds would be traced back to the re-election committee of Nixon. Moreover, the scandal triggered Nixon to commit suicide.

The article focuses on U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger who was considered the most popular and influential man in the government. Kissinger made several foreign policies and diplomatic accomplishments in China and in Middle East. During a press conference in Salzburg, Austria, he stressed his anger on the unjust charges against U.S. President Richard M. Nixon, who was allegedly involved in the Watergate Scandal, and threatened to resign from his office in order to clean the integrity and credibility of the Secretary of State. However, the evidence of wiretapping in the Watergate Scandal placed the integrity and honesty of Kissinger of ordering the wiretap.

The article reports on the move of president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing to bring change to France. Accordingly, Giscard has announced several measures to relax the poltical life in France and to make it a liberal country. He decrees to end the widespread wiretapping by government snoopers, promises greater freedom for the French press, and places a ban on sales of arms to unspecified regimes at odds with France. It adds that Giscard's liberalizing policies will be carried by his cabinet which include Simone Veil as Minister of Health, Michel Poniatowski as Minister of State and Minister of Interior , and Jean Sauvagnargues as Foreign Minister.

The article reports on the administration of U.S. President Richard Nixon in relation to domestic and national security. It mentions that the terms national and domestic securities are so general that they can deal a multitude of actions which are against the constitution. It notes that Nixon administration has redefined these securities to serve their own interest. It cites a statement by Justice Lewis Powell that wiretapping of domestic individuals and organization are illegal without court warrant. However, after the conspirators in the Watergate scandal were caught with electronic surveillance equipment at the headquarters of the Democratic National Party, the court has issued its decree.

The article presents information on a report made by the newspaper "USA Today," which said that the U.S. government has been secretly keeping track of the phone calls that millions of ordinary Americans are making each day. President George W. Bush offered no denial or any explanation. He said that the intelligence activities authorized by him are lawful, without specifying which laws in particular.

This article speculates on items that may appear in the news after August of 2006. The U.S. Congress may bring forth legislation related to domestic wiretapping. An antimissile system, to be placed in Europe, may be proposed by the U.S. government. Merck, the maker of the banned drug Vioxx, may appeal the drug's ban in the U.S.

Focuses on the role of United States Attorney General John Ashcroft in the war against terrorism. His requests for expanded governmental power; Background on previous antiterrorism proposals; Issues of wiretapping and detention of immigrant suspects; Worries of civil libertarians over deportation legislation; View that his less controversial requests will face easier passage. INSET: No More Entry?, by Andrew Goldstein and Jodie Morse.

The article focuses on the scandal experienced by Southwestern Bell Corp. after the death of Bell vice president T. O. Gravitt caused by carbon monoxide poisoning. It says that Gravitt's widow Oleta Gravitt Dixon and fired general commercial manager James Ashley have filed a 29 million dollar libel and slander case against the company based from the handwritten statement of Gravitt which accuses Bell for conducting political payoffs, illegal wiretapping and using suspicious bookkeeping to ensure the increase of the rate of telephone calls. On the other hand, psychiatrist Shervert Frazier asserts that Gravitt has committed suicide due to the fear to face the charge of spending 200,000 dollars for the repair of his private office, while Ashley was fired by creating false expense accounts.

The article reports on the issues concerning the actions of former U.S. President Richard M. Nixon on antiwar movement during his administration. It cites the televised interviews of journalist David Frost with Nixon which examines the illegal actions made for the peace and order negotiations. It mentions that illegal actions done to dissenters such as burglaries, mail openings, wiretaps, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) harassment could be used by Nixon but it will not work for the dissenters. It states the concern of Nixon on the Civil War in Vietnam where he regrets the strategies he made to solve the war.

The article reports on the issues regarding the alleged violations of democratic ideals and individual rights by the U.S. intelligence agencies such as the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as well as six U.S. Presidents starting from Franklin D. Roosevelt (F.D.R.) to Richard Nixon when gathering data at home or conducting operations abroad. It states that the said excesses have been revealed in a report by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence which was released in May 1976. Moreover, it discloses how F.D.R. had allegedly authorized wiretaps of suspected dissidents before the World War II. Meanwhile, it notes that the committee has called for laws that would limit intelligence investigations to terrorist action and hostile foreign espionage.

The article focuses on the statutory authority that the U.S. Congress gives to law-enforcement officials to engage in wiretapping. Under the Omnibus Crime Control Act of 1968, electronic eavesdropping is legalized for investigations of serious crimes like treason, robbery, and murder. To calm increasing fears of a massive invasion of privacy, Attorney General John N. Mitchell announces that the incidence of wiretapping by federal law enforcement agencies has declined.

The article discusses the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court as they imposed that the government lawyers must show an accused man the records of any illegal bugging or wiretapping on his conversation. The author presents a suit case of American engineer John Butenko and chauffeur for a Soviet trade agency Igor Ivanov were convicted of conspiring to transmit U.S. defense secrets to the Soviet Union. Some lawyers wanted to drop their cases because they involved illegal eavesdropping.

The article reports on the decision of the U.S. Senate to repeal some rulings of the Supreme Court that may hinder police investigations. It notes that the legislators have made an additional measure that would allow court-ordered wiretapping by authorities who conduct serious crimes. Moreover, it mentions that the Senate has banned the mail-order sale of handguns in the country.

The article discusses the issues surrounding the use of wiretaps by the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) agents to get evidence against people who are evading to pay their taxes in the U.S. It states that Internal Revenue Commissioner Sheldon Cohen has promised to right any injustices but will not deprive the agents with the tools and training with legitimate and exemplary uses. In addition, the IRS has admitted that it has a school for wiretapping electronic devices.

The article focuses on the impact of electronic eavesdropping being adopted in U.S. homes and offices on Iron Curtain countries. It evaluates the features of the device which has developed gradually through time. Bugging techniques and weapons used in several countries like Moscow and Russia are also presented.

The article focuses on James Riddle Hoffa, a labor union leader and head of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in the U.S. It states that he was under investigations for his income tax returns and prosecutions by the U.S. Department of Justice for wiretapping and bribery. It notes the setting up of a three-man Teamster Board of Monitors by a federal court when Teamster insurgents, who alleged that Hoffa's election was manipulated, want to stop him from taking over the presidency.

The article discusses various issues concerning wiretapping in the U.S. It considers the implications of wiretapping for crime management and prevention. The effect of the telephone to police methods and law enforcement is explained, along with overview of court cases were wiretap evidence were presented. The article also cites a bill introduced by Illinois Representative Chauncey Reed, and another by New York's Kenneth Keating on wiretapping.

The article explores the Watergate scandal involving U.S. President Richard M. Nixon. His close White House aids concede that the mysterious hum obliterated 18 minutes of his conversation with former Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman has seriously damaged his efforts to restore public confidence. The mystery of the hum is partly solved by a report about the tape from electronics and acoustical experts. It is also expected that presidential aides will issue papers on the White House role in the milk-support controversy and the alleged involvement of Nixon in an antitrust case.

The article reports on the tape recordings of the White House conversations that U.S. President Richard Nixon has allegedly protected during the litigation in 1973. It mentions that after the Saturday Night Massacre at his Justice Department and the increased public pressure, Nixon agreed to submit to the demands of the prosecutors to give the tapes. It also notes that several persons who are seeking for Nixon's resignation including Joseph Alsop, Howard K. Smith and Barry Goldwater. Alleged contents of the tapes is also presented which include the June 20, 1972 meeting.

The article examines the possible involvement of Charles Colson, former special counsel at the White House, in the Watergate scandal in the U.S. It states that Colson has been indicted by the grand jury of special prosecutor Archibald Cox and has been under investigation whether he was influential in the Watergate wiretapping plan, and whether he took part in the burglary of the office of psychiatrist Lewis Fielding. It also notes that investigators have acquired the evidence that may show the connection of Colson to the burglary.

The article profiles Donald Nixon, brother of U.S. President Richard Nixon. He was asked regarding the wiretapping of 17 government officials and newsmen ground of national security in the White House. Don had the Secret Service that taps his brother's telephone. Don stayed on with the family store business when Dick went into politics. He refuses to confirm regarding the tap but Deputy Press Secretary Gerald Warren says that the Secret Service was authorized to listen to President's wife and two daughters.

The article discusses the participation of Henry Kissinger in several scandals which resulted into negative image of Kissinger to the Senators in the U.S. It states that Senator J. William Fulbright had been irritated by Kissinger due to actions of Senate wherein they could not summoned Kissinger to justify his policies. Fulbright also complained regarding his committee's private and informal meetings with Kissinger had been unsatisfactory and led to a failure of communication. Moreover, it also notes the scandals participated by Kissinger which include the wire tapping, the bombing of Cambodia and executive privilege.

The article presents a survey, conducted by Daniel Yankelovich Inc., on the attitude of the citizens towards the Watergate Scandal in the U.S. in 1973. The survey showed that 45% of Americans actually believe that President Richard Nixon knew in advance about tapping the Democratic National Headquarters and to consider the lack of evidence. Americans by and large do not like Nixon to leave the presidency though they believe in his involvement in what most of them consider as a dangerous try in undermining the Constitution.

The article offers views from convicted Watergate conspirator E. Howard Hunt Jr., who has emerged from prison to tell authorities what he knows about the break-in at the Watergate building in the U.S. It states that Hunt is showing little reticence to talk about who he considers responsible for the raid at Watergate. Hunt is irritated of Jeb Stuart Magruder, who has pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice, whom he names as one of the few who planned the Watergate thing. He is suspecting that Alfred C. Baldwin, who was the lookout at the break-in and who monitored the bugs might have been a double agent.

The article reports on former Attorney General John Newton Mitchell taking his stand on the investigation of the Senate Select Committee headed by U.S. Senator Sam Ervin regarding the Watergate Scandal. It presents the discussions Mitchell participated with regards to keeping as a secret the involvement of high-ranking officials and notes his major points whenever he gets asked by the committee pertaining to it. It also mentions the accusation made by former deputy director of the Nixon re-election committee Jeb Stuart Magruder on Mitchell approving the Watergate wiretapping plans. Moreover, it describes the testimonies of both Mitchell and former Presidential Counsel John Dean.

The article offers the author's view on legal professionals' discipline and their attack and debase of the law's principles. Attorney General John Mitchell is set as an example of a legal professional who plots illegal wiretaps and break-ins, and oversees various prosecutions of political dissenters for conspiracy. It reports that lawyers are bound to get involved in government scandals because there are many lawyers in the government. A case of Attorney Richard Ryder and his involvement of breaking the law is also discussed.

The article reports on the wiretapping incident in the U.S. White House. Correspondent Sandy Smith, on his report, states that Attorney General John Mitchell has ordered U.S. Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) director J. Edgar Hoover to put taps on the phones of several reporters in the office. It mentions the reactions of White House officials John Dean and John Ehrlichman about the domestic wiretaps.

The article reports on the move of U.S. President Richard Nixon on the Watergate case which has been prompted by national security in 1973. It states that the Watergate coverup, the breaking and entering by White House Operatives and the illegal wiretapping have all been explained of the higher good. According to Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott, who acts as a spokesman for the White House, the amount of national-security wiretaps during the first term of Nixon accounted to 434.

The article focuses involvement of the Presidential Aide Henry Kissinger in the bugging at the Watergate, which has overshadowed his efforts to work out a Vietnam ceasefire and stop the fighting in Cambodia. It states that Kissinger's academic colleagues are disturbed about his involvement in the bugging while few are suspecting that he wants to solidify his position with U.S. President Richard Nixon. It notes that Kissenger regrets the whole bugging episode and was told that it was a practice in previous administrations.

The article reports on the perception of most Europeans concerning the U.S. Watergate scandal in 1972. It states that most of them were not particularly interested about the controversy because of their belief that wiretapping incident is inevitable. It mentions that there are various cases of charges in the continent which involved wiretapping including Italy and France. It notes that the Italian and the French governments are implementing strict regulations in order to fight such criminal activity. It also indicates that only Great Britain offered less protection to its citizens against it.

The article focuses on the failure of U.S. President Richard Nixon's government to find out precisely who inspired the Watergate operation in the U.S. It states that the assault on the Administration's pretense that the wiretapping operation was a minor matter was when Judge John J. Sirica delayed the procedure to read a letter that he received from James W. McCord Jr., who is one of the wiretappers caught with electronic eavesdropping equipment in the Watergate. It notes that high officials in both the Administration and the Republican Party lack the veracity and its attempt to cover up the political spying activities of the secret diversion of funds has damaged its clandestine operations.

The article discusses the issues that L. Patrick Gray III must answer before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings in connection with his nomination as director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). These issues included wiretapping incidents during his tenure as FBI acting director when J. Edgar Hoover left the bureau, his support for U.S. President Richard Nixon, and the Watergate investigation. It also notes that U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell sanctioned the surveillance on the grounds of domestic security which, he argued that the necessity of getting a court order for each tap can be reserved. An overview of the details of the wiretapping issues is also discussed.

The article focuses on the allegations by Larry O'Brien, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, on the Watergate affair in June 1972. It says that O'Brein claimed that two telephone from his former office in the Democratic headquarters were tapped and monitored in a regular basis. It says that O'Brien also accused Attorney General Richard Kleindienst with foot dragging. Moreover, indictments for the five arrested in the Watergate office by the U.S. Justice Department is expected.

The article focuses on the issue on wiretapping in the U.S. in 1972. It states that in a case involving the bombing of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) office in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the government rejected the suspect's request of exposing the evidence obtained through the wiretap since they considered that the tap was intended for national security protection. However, the U.S. Supreme Court declined with the government's position, considering the need for dissent legal proceeding.

The article informs that Hale Boggs, the House Majority Leader of Louisiana has accused the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for wiretapping. He says that an investigator of a telephone company had informed himabout the tapping of his telephone line. Congressman Lawrence Hogan of Maryland says that Boggs has failed to produce any proof.