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...particular weight falls on O'Neill by default of the other two key Democrats in the drama. Many House Republicans believe that New Jersey Congressman Peter W. Rodino, the dapper Judiciary Committee chairman, has already prejudged Nixon's guilt and is determined to impeach him. The Republicans' respect for O'Neill, and their knowledge that Rodino leans heavily on the floor leader for advice, helps offset those suspicions. House Speaker Albert, who tends to shrink from the enormity of impeachment, also looks to O'Neill. Says one senior member of the House...
Then John Dean testified in June and O'Neill really moved into action. He told Chairman Rodino: "You've got to get ready. This thing is going to hit us, and you've got to be prepared for it. And keep it from becoming political...
...Rodino set up a special staff to study the question of impeachment, O'Neill kept badgering him regularly: "How do you think it's going? Are we moving?" When Rodino delayed too long in naming a special counsel, O'Neill delivered an ultimatum: "You've got to have your man before we go home for Christmas." In December Rodino named John Doar, who had O'Neill's approval because he was a Republican and thus could not be attacked for partisanship...
...Rodino said he will request a full House vote in about two weeks on a bill to give the committee special power to subpoena witnesses and documents for its impeachment investigation...
House Republican leader John J. Rhodes of Arizona has urged that any subpoenas be approved by the committee's senior Republicans as well as Rodino. Rodino said no decision has been made on that proposal...