Wills removed the tape, “but when he passed by about 10 minutes later, a new piece had been put on. Needless to say, the newspaper was The Washington Post and the facility that was burgled was the Watergate Hotel. The sheer sweep of the Pegasus scandal that broke in July 2021 was astounding: the spyware was allegedly used on Opposition leaders, Supreme Court judges, journalists, investigators and statutory officials. It may be appropriate to remind ourselves of how the institutions in America reacted when the Watergate scandal erupted. Some public figures in India construe election victory as a trial by fire that cleanses them of all sins, imaginary or otherwise.

Source: The Telegraph December 08, 2023 13:44 UTC