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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsElliot Richardson did the patriotic thing with Nixon...appointed special prosecutor Cox.
How do we get a special prosecutor?
Nixon demanded Cox be fired but someone refused?
AG Richardson appointed Cox, Nixon wanted him fired, but he wasnt.
Where are we with all that and now?
If acting AG after racist Sessions recusal , whoever that is, doesnt appoint special prosecutor, it doesnt happen, right?
longship
(40,416 posts)But AG Elliott Richardson refused and resigned, deputy AG William Rucklehaus was fired by Nixon for refusing to fire Cox. The third in line at DOJ was solicitor general Bork -- yup, that Bork. Bork did the deed. It was called the Saturday Night Massacre. The House Judicial Committee convened within the week to discuss articles of impeachment for the first time.
That night NBC anchor John Chancellor called it a Constitutional Crisis and said, "I never thought I would be reporting such events."
Here is some of it:
I wish that there was a complete copy of this special report. I saw it live and it was stunning.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,097 posts)businessperson as president or even senate and house.
They are likely connected to bad people, like Putin or somebody else along the line.
Mendocino
(7,431 posts)Putin
Jared Kushner
Tiffany
Billy Bush
Alex Jones