The Watergate scandal in the United States between 1972 and 1974 ended with the resignation of President Nixon and gave rise to the suffix "gate" for political scandals. It implies shockingly illegal actions by prominent politicians and attempts to conceal the facts. Trump's current situation, due to his connection to Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender and prostitution ringleader, is beginning to resemble the early weeks of the Watergate scandal. A letter from Trump congratulating Epstein on his 50th birthday appeared in Republican magnate Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal. It is written within the outline of a naked woman, is full of innuendo, and concludes with the wish: "...and may each day be another wonderful mystery." Trump was apparently deeply affected by the publication: he filed a lawsuit against the magazine for $10 billion. Epstein is also known as a pedophile and exploiter of a circle of high-ranking figures. In 2008, he was convicted ...
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