Woodward: ‘This Is Not Watergate’ But Some Are Acting ‘Nixonian’

The Washington Post’s Bob Woodward downplayed any direct comparisons to the recent scandals as being Watergate, but noted that there are some similarities, specifically pertaining to Benghazi.

“This is not Watergate, but there are some people in the administration that have acted as if they want to be Nixonian, and that is a very big problem,” Woodward said on Meet the Press. For example, he explained, the CIA’s original talking points for the Benghazi attacks explicity highlighted ties to al-Qaeda, but that those references were eventually scrubbed.

“This is a business where you have to tell the truth and that did not happen here,” he said.