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Justice Department Turns Inward After Watergate Shakeup
In the wake of Watergate the Justice Department shifts to internal reconstruction under acting Attorney General Robert Bork. The move follows resignations and upheaval as Elliott Richardson and William Ruckelshaus depart, leaving a caretaker leadership and a plan to depoliticize investigations, reform management, and protect privacy.
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Washington
Watergate
Justice Department
Law and Order
Nixon
Elliot L. Richardson
William D. Ruckelshaus
Richardson
Ruckelshaus
John N. Mitchell
Richard Kleindienst
Robert H. Bork
Bork
Senate
Capitol Hill
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Prossikey
Richardsson
Department
FBI
Clarence ™. Kelley
Congress
White House
Inspector General
Ichardson
U.S
Office of Criminal Justice
Attorney General