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Reading the transcripts, St. Clair had no doubt about what should be done: they must be released promptly and publicly. He knew that once Jaworski got them under the Supreme Court order, they would eventually become public, if only at the cover-up conspiracy trial of six Nixon aides. He knew that the Senate could acquire them for its probable trial of the President, and he feared that their contents might leak out earlier. Release in any of those forms would look involuntary. That would not only destroy Nixon but it could ruin St. Clair professionally, since he could...
...further damage my case"-clearly one of the grossest understatements of his many Watergate pronouncements. Noting more realistically that "a House vote of impeachment is, as a practical matter, virtually a foregone conclusion," he said that he would voluntarily give the Senate every tape transferred to Special Prosecutor Jaworski by Judge Sirica. If he did not, of course, the Senate would readily have acquired them during its trial...
...Richard Nixon, the sacrifice of his office very likely will not bring even a week of surcease. Within minutes of the resignation speech, Leon Jaworski pointedly announced that so far as Nixon's immunity from criminal prosecution was concerned, "the special prosecutor's office was not asked for any . . . and offered none." The next day, when reporters asked about the possibility of a future pardon should Nixon need one, new Press Secretary J.F. terHorst reiterated Gerald Ford's response at his vice-presidential confirmation hearing: "I do not think the public would stand for it." That judgment...
...facts, the possibility of his indictment and prosecution is serious. Technically speaking, "the decision is Mr. Jaworski's," said Attorney General William Saxbe. For so momentous a matter, Jaworski is sure to seek guidance from Congress and President Ford, though a Jaworski spokesman indicated that the need for a decision was "not immediate." The case for prosecution is clear, however...
...leader. But I regret to say I would go ahead and prosecute. It's a very strong case of obstruction of justice." In fact, even before the latest tape disclosure, the Watergate grand jury had vigorously wanted to indict Nixon while he was President, but was persuaded by Jaworski only to name him an unindicted co-conspirator on the argument that he could only be prosecuted after leaving office. Now the grand jury, which is still sitting, might insist on returning that indictment...