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The Watergate Museum Corporation Pop-up Portrait Gallery

A big collection of 81 portraits by the artist Laurie Munn—all of them pictures of people who were in some way associated with the Watergate scandal.

Events, WatergateJill Wine-BanksJanuary 29, 2026Jill Wine-Banks, Watergate, Laurie Munn, The Watergate Museum Corporation, GalleryComment

NIXON SECRETARY LINKED TO ERASURE – 52 YEARS LATER

WOW. I was a child when I questioned Nixon's secretary, Rose Mary Woods, about the 18 1/2 minute gap in a key White House tape. This was the Monday after Thanksgiving 52 years ago and I'm still here to tell about it. Read my memoir, #TheWatergateGirl to learn more.

WatergateJill Wine-BanksNovember 26, 2025Jill Wine-Banks, Watergate, New York TimesComment

How Donald Trump Made Himself Investigation-Proof He has systematically undermined our best institution for keeping presidents accountable.

This article was adapted from Elie Honig’s book When You Come at the King: Inside DOJ’s Pursuit of the President, From Nixon to Trump, published on September 16 by Harper.

WatergateJill Wine-BanksSeptember 15, 2025Jill Wine-Banks, Watergate, Jeffrey Epstein, Pam Bondi, ABC News, Daily KOSComment

3 to 18; What’s a Few Minutes Among Friends?

Daily KOS 7-21-2025

WatergateJill Wine-BanksJuly 21, 2025Jill Wine-Banks, Watergate, Jeffrey Epstein, Pam Bondi, ABC News, Daily KOSComment

I Was A Watergate Special Prosecutor

It was a heady experience to be part of an extraordinary group working to uncover facts and secure justice.

Op EdJill Wine-BanksApril 9, 2025Jill Wine-Banks, American Bar Association, ABA, WatergateComment

I helped prosecute Watergate. The Supreme Court just proved Richard Nixon right.

If former President Trump gets a second term, he and his administration will feel safe in acting with abandon.

Op EdJill Wine-BanksJuly 2, 2024Jill Wine-Banks, MSNBC, Watergate, Supreme Court, NixonComment

Laura Washington: The system worked during Watergate. This time around, I am not so sure.

Chicago Tribune 12-4-2023

WatergateJill Wine-BanksDecember 4, 2023Jill Wine-Banks, Watergate, Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, Op EdComment

Duquesne’s National Press Club event reflects on Watergate’s legacy 50 years later

To commemorate the historic event, Duquesne University hosted a retrospective panel at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

WatergateJill Wine-BanksOctober 19, 2023Jill Wine-Banks, Watergate, Duquesne, National Press Club, Duquesne UniversityComment

The Saturday Night Massacre: A 50-Year Retrospective

Examining the watershed event in the Watergtate scandal in October 1973 that preserved the rule of law and led to the unraveling of the Nixon presidency.

How response to Watergate tapes 50 years ago contrasts with today’s political climate

PBS News Hour 7/13/2023

TV AppearancesJill Wine-BanksJuly 13, 2023Jill Wine-Banks, Trump, PBS, PBS News Hour, WatergateComment

Speaking Events This Week

Live speaking events I’m participating in September 22-24

Watergate lawyer: 'There's nothing worse than not proceeding' in Justice Department's case against Trump

Former Watergate Prosecutor Jill Wine Banks addressed the upcoming Tuesday hearings for the House Select Committee investigating the attack on the 2020 election and the violence against Congress.

Weekly EventsJill Wine-BanksJune 19, 2022Jill Wine-Banks, Watergate, Trump, January 6 Hearings, Sarah K Burris, Raw StoryComment

Watergate: Why the scandal still resonates 50 years later

BBC News 6/18/2022

TV AppearancesJill Wine-BanksJune 18, 2022Jill Wine-Banks, BBC, Watergate, The Watergate GirlComment

Sole woman on Watergate prosecution team compares scandal to Trump’s Jan. 6 hearings

Jill Wine-Banks tells of sexism and barriers; says world has changed since Nixon faced hearings, but committee doing ‘brilliantly’ with compelling storytelling