Donald Segretti

Donald H. Segretti (born September 17, 1941) was a political operative for the Committee to Re-elect the President (Nixon) during the 1970s. Segretti ran a campaign of dirty tricks (which he dubbed 'ratfucking') against the Democrats. His actions were part of the larger Watergate Scandal.

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September 17 - 1941 - Committee to Re-elect the President - Nixon - 1970s - Dirty tricks - Ratfucking - Democrats - Watergate Scandal

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He went to prison in 1974 after pleading guilty to three misdemeanor counts of distributing illegal campaign literature. A major part of this was a faked letter on Democratic presidential candidate Edmund Muskie's letterhead falsely alleging that U.S. Senator Henry "Scoop" Jackson, a fellow Democrat, had had an illegitimate child with a 17-year-old.

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1974 - Misdemeanor - Edmund Muskie - Henry "Scoop" Jackson

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Segretti was a lawyer who served as a prosecutor for the military and later as a civilian. However, his license was suspended for two years following his conviction. In 1995, he briefly ran for a local judgeship in Orange County, California. He withdrew from the race shortly after his campaign awakened lingering anger over his involvement in the Watergate Scandal.

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Lawyer - Prosecutor - 1995 - Orange County, California

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