Hatchet man (idiom)
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Hatchet man (idiom)
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In the context of the Watergate scandal, the term hatchet man was used to refer to a trusted and particularly orthodox subordinate tasked by his employer with destroying a political opponent by any means necessary. Charles Colson was known as a hatchet man for President Richard Nixon, as was H.R. Haldeman, who proudly described himself as "Richard Nixon's 'son of a bitch'". This use of the term has since become commonplace for anyone who is tasked with conducting distasteful, illegal, or unfair
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatchet_man_(idiom)
date created:
2008-04-17T12:07:53Z
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2024-09-14T08:10:02Z
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