Richard Ben-Veniste

Richard Ben-Veniste
Born (1943-01-03) January 3, 1943 (age 81)
EducationA.B. (1964), LL.B. (1967), LL.M. (1968)
Alma materMuhlenberg College, Columbia Law School, Northwestern University School of Law
OccupationAttorney
EmployerMayer Brown LLP
Known forWatergate prosecutor; Senate Whitewater Committee Chief Counsel (Minority); member, 9/11 Commission
TitlePartner
Political partyDemocratic
AwardsThe Best Lawyers in America, 1983-2010.
Washingtonian Magazine's Top Lawyers in Washington, DC, 1992-2010.
LL.D. (honorary), Muhlenberg College, 1975.
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Richard Ben-Veniste (born January 3, 1943) is an American lawyer. He first rose to prominence as a special prosecutor during the Watergate scandal. He has also been a member of the 9/11 Commission. He is known for his pointed questions and criticisms of members of both the Clinton[citation needed] and George W. Bush administrations. In 2017, he became a CNN Legal Analyst.[4]

  1. ^ Brozan, Nadine (November 28, 1997). "CHRONICLE". New York Times. p. D8. Retrieved May 2, 2009. Today, there are 1,500 Jews in Salonika and Mr. Ben-Veniste met a distant relative among them, the grandson of my grandfather's half-brother, he said. It was a wonderful discovery.
  2. ^ Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2003. Entry Updated : 12/10/2003. Document Number: H1000007672 http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC. Fee via Fairfax County Public Library, accessed 2009-05-02. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale, 2009.
  3. ^ "Richard Ben-Veniste." Biography Resource Center Online. Gale, 2004. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2009. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC Document Number: K1650004142. Fee via Fairfax County Public Library, accessed May 2, 2009.
  4. ^ Stephen Collinson (June 19, 2017). "Trump defiant as pressure grows". CNN. Retrieved August 10, 2017.