Word: obstructionism
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Richard Nixon: One cannot turn on the television or radio without hearing comparisons made between "Monicagate" and Watergate. Just how short is the American public's memory? Although technically Nixon faced impeachment for obstruction of justice, that was a technicality--like taking down Al Capone on charges of tax evasion...
Clinton's "obstruction of justice"? He lied about an extramarital affair between two consenting adults. Let's drop the ridiculous comparison to Nixon.
Democrats, meanwhile, grumbled in grim disgust. After reading much of the Starr report, six-term Democrat David Skaggs of Colorado said, "I'm not sure we have a proper basis for impeachment, but I'm pretty sure the effectiveness of this presidency is pretty well destroyed." A six-term Midwestern...
The prosecutor labels this obstruction of justice by Clinton--concealing the truth by concealing the gifts. But Currie's testimony disputes Lewinsky on the key question of who initiated the call. Currie said Monica called her first and asked her to take the gifts. Currie testified that she didn't...
Morris says he took a poll on the voters' willingness to forgive confessed adultery. He phoned back a few hours later to tell Clinton that voters would forgive adultery "but not perjury or obstruction of justice." In other words, it was already too late. Morris testified that Clinton said, "Well...