In May 2017, comedian John Oliver tauntingly coined the phrase “Stupid Watergate” to refer to then-President Donald Trump’s ever-growing list of scandals at the time, including his reported dealings with Russia, the investigation into Michael Flynn and his firing of former FBI Director James Comey.

They both carved out sterling reputations as military and political leaders over years of public service.

Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon’s appearance in federal court on contempt charges provides a rare glimpse into one of the least-used powers of Congress at work — and how historically difficult it has been.

1930: G. Gordon Liddy, the chief operative for President Richard Nixon's White House Plumbers unit when they broke into the Watergate complex, is born in Brooklyn, New York. Liddy, who served two years stateside in the U.S. Army duringWASHINGTON – G. Gordon Liddy, a mastermind of the Watergate burglary and a radio talk show host after emerging from prison, died Tuesday at age 90 at his daughter's home in Virginia. After his release from prison, Liddy became a popular, provocative and controversial radio talk show host. He later moved to the White House, then to Nixon’s reelection campaign, where his official title was general counsel. His syndicated radio talk show, broadcast from Virginia-based WJFK, was long one of the most popular in the country.