All The Presidents Men Courtroom Scene

[@dwetick1]

Great acting...and a great story...news sleuthing at its best.

[@LPJack02]

RIP Nicolas Coster (December 3, 1933 - June 26, 2023), aged 89 You will be remembered as a legend.

[@paulcolburn3855]

In the movie, when asked their occupation, the people who broke into the Watergate said "anti-communist." That was their occupation. What kind of job is that? Who employs you? What do you do? LOL!

[@patrickm6012]

He was in a few soap operas as well.

[@TrevorEMayo]

You can see how far we have advanced in 50 years, so many of those activities we thought were crimes are now considered official duties.

[@jmarlow2153]

Obstruction of justice doesn't fit the category of official duties.Nor does false swearing.

[@TrevorEMayo]

@@jmarlow2153 With this Court the definition of matters is molded to fit the ideology.

[@MH-jc3uj]

This scene makes me laugh every time I watch it. Great scene!

[@romcallis]

They cut it off at the best part when the defendants state their occupations

[@jimslancio]

"I'm not here." "Well, since I'm right behind you, where am I?"

[@timothycunningham7352]

This movie is also a great lookback to early 70's.

[@roquefortfiles]

It is a wonderful look back. It is a time capsule. It puts you right into the mid 70's

[@ethanabraham6830]

It’s an awesome flashback. A blast from the past. Feels just like the late 70’s.

[@SALSAKID49]

Great Film, one to be watched and then recommend it...

[@landivanrensburg1444]

Nicolas Coster. Also played Lionel Lockridge in the Soap Opera Santa Barbara. Wonderful actor

[@mortalclown3812]

💯

[@nattyps3160]

Man he was on that lawyer like white on rice. Lol. He just kept coming after him no matter how many X he said " got nothing to say"

[@Daniel-sh3os]

These guys just never anticipated that they might get caught.

[@musiclover9361]

I oscillate between my two favourite films: 'Citizen Kane' and 'All The President's Men'. The latter in 2020 still frightens me.

[@musiclover9361]

@Nature and Physics, I haven't but it certainly has parallels to Trump.

[@musiclover9361]

@Nature and Physics, Huey Long was assassinated. Let's hope it doesn't happen to Mango Mussolini. I don't wish him dead; I want to see him prosecuted.

[@musiclover9361]

@Nature and Physics , apparently he is doing no work. He hasn't attended a Covid briefing in months.

[@gkroll8467]

@@musiclover9361 ya dumb libtard go move to Cuba soy boy

[@musiclover9361]

@@gkroll8467, I'm neither a liberal nor a boy, you idiot!

[@markequinox]

That guy is the Admiral in Star Trek: The Next Generation! Episode: The Offspring.

[@carycimino7699]

Changed careers when space exploration opened up

[@jimslancio]

One general observation about the Star Trek universe: Everybody above the rank of captain either was corrupt or had severe psychological problems.

[@georgewernerjr9362]

RIP Nicholas Coster

[@ScottWDoyle]

Brilliant. Captures the drudgery of a routine legal proceeding... while managing at the same time to be utterly captivating.

[@rubyfirefly2582]

It makes me sad. This type if in depth journalism is now referred to by some as "fake news." They have no idea what real reporting is. What's worse, they don't care. I think if the term and concept of "fake news" existed in Nixon's day, they might have gotten away with all of it. In many ways, I miss the 70s.

[@johnsherman6718]

Ruby, cheer up nothing has changed. It used to be called bullshit.

[@davewanamaker3690]

I think the proliferation of podcasts and all the other outlets today (not that some aren't worthy), and how there is so much reporting based on image of the reporter and not substance, would have emboldened Nixon and his minions. They would have gotten away with it. You are right. You came up with something original and made me think!

[@alexayers9463]

I think what you miss is a world without the internet. There’s always been stupid people and there always will be (and the percentages might have always been the same, too); it’s just that they’re louder, dumber, and more entitled and emboldened than ever because of they’ve gotten their hands on the biggest soapbox ever.

[@gkroll8467]

@@alexayers9463like the demorats

[@Rwnjthe1st]

The entire reason for getting rid of the fairness doctrine and starting right wing radio and infotainment news (FoxNews) was to create an environment where Nixon could have survived. Now we have immunity to boot. For Republicans only of course. Yay!

[@saltech3444]

This is why I could never be a journalist - one on serious stories anyway. I'd be constantly apologising, feeling out of place, and getting out of peoples' way. Thank god I'm a lawyer.

[@Bitshitter]

3:03 - Junior Soprano working a side gig while his brother ran things back in New Jersey.......the screw-up at the Watergate Hotel would fit in perfectly in a Sopranos episode.......

[@jmarlow2153]

Nixon's flaw was to engender the plumber's unit and activity,and to attempt to cover it up when their bumbling came to light. Obstruction of justice did him in.

[@makeit7579]

Deep Throat were are you when we need you ?

[@settinitstraight8332]

He's dead.

[@helenlauer9545]

Fired, chiefly. All of them.

[@Lights_Darks]

Everything is now done out in the open. “If the president does it, it's not illegal.”

[@henrygustavekrausse7459]

"I'm not here"

[@ViciousAlienKlown]

Deep throat was banned for spreading misinformation on Twitter and Facebook.

[@martinobrien7110]

" I am not here " . Notebook comes out . The start of Watergate . Speaking to a Reporter is like talking to a Policeman . Tell the Truth .

[@annalisavajda252]

"no comment" unfortunately anyone including police often seek to use anything you say against you or can misquote write fake reports etc. they are not all interested in doing a service for their country many are self serving instead.

[@MrG00ny65]

A shame that this clip cuts out just before one of the most important parts of the movie where one of the defendants says he works for the CIA.

[@helenlauer9545]

You know just to reflect on the tension revealed by this dramatization and where we are today -- in contrast with MAGANIMITY and international scope of the respective sequences of events and actions attracting impeachment -- it's amazing and frightening. This was HUGE back in the day. Now, people just seem to yawn, click on a new thumbprint and move on: next? We are sliding down really fast into something really unprecedented. Ain't we?

[@gkroll8467]

You voted for this dementia jerk who’s a freaking puppet

[@mosesbravo1517]

You left out the most important part! When the they reveal they work for the CIA!

[@susanhagan7500]

Who does?

[@mosesbravo1517]

Susan Hagan the burglars, that they were former CIA or had training

[@arcanondrum6543]

The real Bob Bradley told that story for Woodward in one of the documentaries about Watergate. Everything about the "burglary" stunk. The way the men were dressed, they were carrying listening equipment, etc. but as this scene goes on to depict; one of the men answers the "job" question from the Judge by leaning forward and whispering too loudly; "the CIA". "Well", said Bradley (a former reporter himself) "are you interested now?".

[@us-Bahn]

This is so good at being oily

[@michaelreidperry3256]

Important film. Best Picture of Year, better than Rocky. Sorry, Stallone.

[@robrussell5329]

Nope. Rocky was a once in a lifetime gem.

[@tomgoff6867]

Isn't the "not here" lawyer Douglas Caddy?

[@BrianEllinger-hh4rm]

Thank you Alex the answer is l...... who is living in Brian's house....?

[@ErikPortland]

Redford is missing Woodward's Minnesota accent and speaking manner

[@robrussell5329]

Good movie. Much better book.

[@seanwebb605]

Reading is hard. Robert Redford was hot.

[@Legba85]

A smart attorney would've said "I'm not here for that." Markham was not smart.

[@us-Bahn]

Deep Throat himself tells Woodward, “Forget the myths you’ve heard about the White House. The truth is these are a bunch of not very smart guys and things got out of hand.”

[@jimslancio]

"These are not bright people, and things got out of hand."

[@hugodrax71]

Compare this with The Post, made last year. I'm embarrassed for The Post.

[@gfoot9916]

Two different subjects though

[@gkroll8467]

Spielberg is a dumb commie Jew

[@balrog322]

@@gkroll8467 The bigotry is strong in this one.

[@brianwilliams8635]

Outstanding movie but dated from today's perspective! "Reporters" nowadays would not command so much respect and deference. It is quaint to see the old system and attitudes in this movie. If you said you wrote for a newspaper, you turned heads! Today, people would ignore you and there's nothing you could do about it.

[@seanwebb605]

It was fairly new at the time. The paper's editor decided that journalism meant not being partisan. It meant giving up the appearance of being partisan. Journalists and politicians previously has pretty friendly relationships. Newspapers in the U.S. had to state if they were a Republican or Democratic in their editorial positions.

[@spotifyde5979]

I bet a period D.C. court room was not so clean or calm

[@teresaferrer4748]

I'm not here...

[@gkroll8467]

How I got here? By a car ya dumb commie pretty boy !

[@DRpokeme]

Of course this conversations never took place.

[@screenapple1660]

This is like TRump vs. Clinton 2016 scene

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

You can't fix, the world's problems ...only God can ...I think I'll let Him 😊

[@romcallis]

Like one of the editors said, why would the republicans do this? They had the re-election wrapped up. The demos had nothing to hide

[@us-Bahn]

Deep Throat spelled it all out in this movie. It was to cover up the bigger covert operations CREEP was involved in: discrediting Humphrey, Muskie, Eagleton; manipulating public opinion so the DNC had to nominate McGovern (the weakest candidate); bugging the phones at the DNC to determine who in the White House & RNC was leaking information to the Dems; and of course the biggest reason was Nixon’s overarching paranoia and axe-grinding of political foes of any persuasion.

[@romcallis]

@@us-Bahn if that’s really how it played out, it’s almost genius politics, dirty but genius

[@mr.intensity2685]

Because Nixon was so damned paranoid that he couldn't get out of his own way!

[@jmarlow2153]

Nixon won in a landslide...what was the White House afraid of?

[@33themajor]

Shame how we’ve gone from journalists uncovering cover ups to journalists taking part in the cover ups.

[@SHUNYOMAHOM]

Excellent, Peter. Thank you for you.

[@jasonkoch3182]

No. There are incredible journalists doing this type of work every day. Shame you’re so blind that you can’t see it.

[@singalongwrudy8690]

Once they take part in cover ups ..they are no longer journalists.

[@ViciousAlienKlown]

Wow, journalists exposing crimes and the cover ups from lawyers. Now they cover up the crimes from these same lawyers. Money does truly talk.