Richard Ben-Veniste
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| Born | January 3, 1943 |
| Residence | Washington, D.C. |
| Education | A.B. (1964), LL.B. (1967), LL.M. (1968) |
| Alma mater | Stuyvesant High School, Muhlenberg College, Columbia Law School, Northwestern University School of Law |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Employer | Mayer Brown LLP |
| Known for | Watergate prosecutor; Senate Whitewater Committee Chief Counsel (Minority); Member, 9/11 Commission |
| Home town | New York, New York |
| Title | Partner |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Awards | The 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 and George W. Bush administrations. In 2017, he became a CNN Legal Analyst.
Ben-Veniste was born to a Jewish family, his father of Levantine origin and his mother of Russian and German origin. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York City (1960), earned an A.B. from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania (1964), an LL.B. from Columbia Law School in New York City (1967), and an LL.M. from Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago, Illinois (1968).
He was an assistant U.S. attorney (1968–1973) in the Southern District of New York, and chief of the Special Prosecutions section, (1971–1973). He became a leading Watergate prosecutor, as chief of the Watergate Task Force of the Watergate Special Prosecutor's Office, (1973–1975).
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