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Albert and other Democratic House leaders suggested that Rodino could avert any dilatory tactics by Nixon Lawyer James St. Clair if the committee completed its closed-door staff presentation of evidence and then voted with out calling witnesses. "St. Clair could keep every witness on the stand for three days," one top Democrat warned. But Rodino replied that Republicans on the committee will insist that such witnesses as John Dean, Charles Colson, John Ehrlichman, H.R. ("Bob") Haldeman and John Mitchell be called and tested under crossexamination. Rodino advised that this should be permitted, but that tight controls, including...
...judge turned back to St. Clair: "The White House conduct in this case is totally offensive," he declared. "It borders on obstruction." Referring to the barring of Ehrlichman's lawyer from the files, Gesell added: "It's absurd. I don't see how I can tolerate it. I'm astounded, totally astounded. It's totally offensive to our entire concept of justice...
...later testify in all areas of the Watergate case. Late into Sunday night, Colson discussed his decision with his prayer group. It happened that Shapiro and the special prosecutor were due in court Monday morning for arguments regarding the June 17 Ellsberg break-in trial. Colson arrived with his lawyer, and in a procedure lasting only ten minutes, he pleaded guilty to an offense of his own choosing-one that had not even been placed against him by the grand jury. A few minutes later, he emerged from the courtroom to recite a statement to the press, refusing to answer...
...Clair has a big problem now: Seeing that his client, the President of the United States, remains the President of the United States. It is not hyperbole to suggest that it might be the biggest problem any trial lawyer has had this century...
Like the McCarthy hearings of the 50s, Watergate is the type of political event about which liberals can easily draw the distinction between right and wrong. With the exception of presidential lawyer James D. St. Clair, a Law School graduate and lecturer, Harvard men who have been actively involved in bringing the case to its resolution over the past year have been on the "right" side with near uniformity. The result of all this has been a rebolstering of Harvard's conception of itself and a return to the sense of glory that predominated during the Kennedy administration...