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Chairman Peter Rodino's committee intends to seek the evidence in two parallel paths. It will first request the material directly from the White House, and will promptly subpoena it if the President's attorneys refuse to comply. Jaworski rightly declares that he is bound by law not to give grand jury evidence to any other body unless a court orders him to do so. Last week he turned over to the committee a helpful list of the 17 tapes and more than 700 documents that his staff has acquired...
Simultaneously with the request to the White House, the committee staff, headed by John Doar, intends to seek evidence directly from Jaworski in a way that will give President Nixon's lawyers the slimmest chance of going into court to stall the turnover.* To do so, the Judiciary Committee staff has several options...
...could issue subpoenas directly to Jaworski for the material. Jaworski would probably seek a ruling from Sirica on whether he should comply with the subpoena, and Judiciary Committee staffers believe that the White House might have some difficulty demonstrating a legal right to intervene...
...Judiciary Committee thus seems certain to acquire the special prosecutor's files, although the timing is uncertain. The White House's sudden decision to cut off further compliance with Jaworski's requests for evidence could indicate that it will also resist efforts by the Judiciary Committee to get important documents. Some investigators believe that a key to prompt turnover of the evidence held by Jaworski lies in making the necessary legal moves while Sirica, who has vividly demonstrated his desire to expose the full Watergate truth, is still chief judge. He must step down on March...
...White House has generally been supplying copies of documents to Jaworski, although he has been able to get originals if he doubts the authenticity of copies. The White House apparently would make more copies for the Rodino committee if Nixon agrees to cooperate...