Word: coxes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...legal profession that has, however belatedly and at first by a narrow edge, finally become most aroused about the transgressions against law and the Constitution that make up the dismal scandal. While the profession has moved forcefully through such men as Sirica, Cox and Richardson to acquit itself, it is still on trial, and whether justice will finally prevail is still in doubt...
Archibald Cox, the determined Special Prosecutor, refused to accept a unilateral Nixon "compromise" designed to circumvent Sirica's orders regarding the presidential tapes, and publicly protested Nixon's command that he desist from seeking further presidential evidence. Fired by Nixon, Cox bowed out with a Brahmin civility that inspired a fire storm of protest at his dismissal. Former Attorney General Elliot Richardson, too, stood as a staunch symbol of integrity in the celebrated "Saturday Night Massacre" by defying the White House decree that he fire Cox. Richardson resigned instead, further arousing national indignation...
...Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist; 4) offered to appoint the judge in the Ellsberg case FBI director, as a means of influencing his decision in the case; 5) ordered or condoned illegal wiretapping and other "White House horrors" perpetrated by his self-appointed "plumbers"; 6) obstructed justice by firing Prosecutor Cox; 7) directed or knew about the solicitation of illegal campaign contributions from corporations; 8) misused public funds in improving his residences in Key Biscayne and San Clemente; 9) failed to pay his proper share of federal and California income taxes; 10) had altered or disposed of some presidential Watergate tapes...
...White House, put them in a bank safe-deposit box and gave the keys to Sirica. When the White House on May 14 asked Sirica to return the Dean documents, the judge refused. He would keep the originals and give copies to new Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox and the Ervin committee staff...
...still be prosecuted, but not on the basis of evidence gleaned solely from their televised testimony. Sirica also flashed a judicial green light for the hearings to proceed as planned by rejecting a Cox motion that television and radio coverage of Dean's and Magruder's testimony be banned. Cox had argued that the wide publicity could jeopardize future criminal cases against individuals...