Word: obstructionism
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Punishable contempt, said Gignoux, exists when intentional "misbehavior, in the presence of a judge, is substantial enough to cause material obstruction of the trial." Lawyer William Kunstler was cited twice-for a harangue labeling the proceedings a "legal lynching" after Ralph Abernathy had been barred as a witness and later...
What was surprising, even to veteran Chicago-watchers, was that public uproar could grow strong enough to lead to a Federal grand jury investigation of the police action and, ultimately, to the trial of Hanrahan, five policemen, and several other officials on charges of obstruction of justice.
To charge Nixon with lying about the non-existence of the tapes is tantamount to charging him with obstruction of justice. Such a charge is not inappropriate when leveled at the administration in Washington. Nixon has lied about the secret bombings of Cambodia, it was revealed this week that Nixon...
O'Neill said that he believes that former Special Watergate Prosecutor Archibald Cox '34 was in the process of uncovering incriminating evidence against the president. O'Neill called Nixon's dismissal of Cox an "obstruction of justice."
Further investigation, however, could prove the new Nixon rhetoric as hollow as "a generation of peace." Congress would have to impeach and convict Nixon for Watergate-related crimes or obstruction of justice. Moral right and public sentiment would demand it.