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...that all. Going beyond the indictment, which was carefully framed with the aid of Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski and his staff, the Watergate grand jury took on its own initiative a step that portends serious consequences for the President. In a hushed and tense Washington courtroom, Jury Foreman Vladimir Pregelj delivered a sealed report to Federal Judge John Sirica. The judge solemnly opened the envelope, quickly scanned a covering letter, then resealed it. Without a word on when?or if?the contents would be made public, Sirica ordered the envelope locked in a courthouse safe...
...making that decision, the grand jury, perhaps with some reluctance, was undoubtedly following Jaworski's own instincts. Since there is no precedent for indicting a sitting President, Jaworski feared that indicting Nixon might touch off a long and nationally divisive series of court battles ending in a Supreme Court decision in favor of the President. Such a prospect is particularly unnecessary when there is an impeachment inquiry under way in the House, where the Judiciary Committee is ready and eager to secure all evidence either implicating or exonerating the President of wrongdoing...
Undoubtedly at the grand jury's direction, members of Jaworski's staff also gave to Sirica a locked and bulging briefcase. It is believed to contain transcripts of White House tape recordings, documents and other evidence that was gathered painstakingly?and often despite dogged resistance from Nixon?by Jaworski and his fired predecessor, Archibald Cox. The evidence almost certainly is meant to support any charges made in the report against Nixon. The briefcase is also expected to reach the House impeachment investigators if that should be the course Sirica elects...
...week when Nixon, in his first press conference since November, revealed that the Watergate jury had sent him a request asking that he appear before it to answer questions. He said he had "respectfully declined" on constitutional grounds. Nixon said that he had offered to answer written questions from Jaworski or to talk with the prosecutor personally, but "he indicated that he did not want to proceed in that way." That would seem to represent a sound legal judgment on Jaworski's part, since such unsworn informal contacts would have no standing in court and would probably only serve...
...letter sent to Atty. Gen. William B. Saxbe, Korff quotes O'Neill as saying that special prosecutor Leon Jaworski could have indicted the president...