# Claim 60

No public justification was issued; internal memos described the intent privately.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: No public justification was issued; internal memos described the intent privately.
- Field: stated_justification
- Value: Not stated in the sources reviewed
- About: [incident 1971-nixon-white-house-compiles-enemies-list](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1971-nixon-white-house-compiles-enemies-list)
- Source: Nixon's Enemies List. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixon's_Enemies_List
- Publisher: Wikipedia
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current

## Quotation from the source

> how we can use the available federal machinery to screw our political enemies

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