Word: rodino
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ever-cautious Senate Democratic majority leader. Mansfield observed: "I talk to House members, and they think the votes are there" for impeachment. This, he suggested, is partly because of "the dilatory tactics" of Nixon and his men in dealing with the Judiciary Committee, headed by New Jersey Democrat Peter Rodino. Moreover, said Mansfield, he did not want the President to resign, as suggested by Republican Conservative Senator James Buckley, and indicated little enthusiasm for any legislation granting him immunity from prosecution if he were to leave office. "This matter should take its course," Mansfield said, meaning a full Senate impeachment...
...people and to sabotage the legitimate and constitutional impeachment inquiry." Republican Senator Howard Baker, a member of the Senate Watergate committee, declared that the "legalisms and narrow issues" adopted by Nixon had hurt rather than helped his survival chances and that he must surrender all "relevant" evidence to the Rodino committee. One of Nixon's most vocal supporters, Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott, has also privately warned Nixon through the President's chief Watergate counsel, James St. Clair, that the President must yield all relevant evidence...
Historic Turnover. The turnover of the grand jury's evidence, on the other hand, was transacted with lavish security and given all the attention of a historic event. No fewer than 22 uniformed police of the Federal Protective Services formed a double line as three members of the Rodino staff-Chief Counsel John Doar, Minority Counsel Albert Jenner and Assistant Counsel Robert Shelton -arrived at Washington's Federal Courthouse to pick up the evidence. The crush of newsmen, however, diverted the Committee lawyers away from this protective corridor as they moved from their car up the courthouse steps...
First Week in June. Debate on impeachment begins before the full House. Judiciary Committee Chairman Peter Rodino leads the debate, explaining each article...
...office with their signatures even if they cannot see the President. Last week Herschensohn was looking at a large carton left by Richard Vail of San Diego. Vail told him to log in the 22,000 names supporting Nixon, then send them for double impact to Congressman Peter Rodino's Judiciary Committee, which is studying impeachment. "Oh, no," said Herschensohn. "I can't do that...