Just a Country Lawyer: Sam Ervin and the Unraveling of Watergate
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The parallels between the cases against Richard Nixon and Donald Trump are strikingly similar. Both violated election laws; both abused the power of their office; both obstructed justice by muzzling investigators. Journalist Paul Clancy's newly updated biography of Sam Ervin, the brilliant country lawyer who unraveled Watergate and laid the groundwork for Nixon's ouster, is more relevant today than ever.