Q: At this point in watergate, who defended Nixon publicly? Anyone remember?

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I'm curious about the lack of gop support for fRump. Were the gop this quiet for nixon? I'm too young and my mother kept the tv off, so I don't know.

[PCIntern]

1. The Rethug members of the Select Committee

Attempted to paint actions in their best light but were overshadowed by the Dems and Sen Weicker who was a Rethug in name only. Counsel Sam Dash whose relatives have been my patients for years, was also very aggressive. Fred Thompson was counsel for the minority and he was generally kess aggressive of course.

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2. the beginning of Watergate

few republicans turned on Nixon...the big move came months after the hearings started when the tape came forward and the 15 minute gap...

we are not even in the hearing stage

[lindysalsagal]

6. Interesting. So, reason to hope. Thnks.

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3. It was 2 years from the report of the break in at Watergate until Nixon's resignation.

More stuff came out for years afterward. 2 years. The removal of Trumpy and company are just getting started.

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4. The Reverend Sun Myung Moon.

A Nixon diehard until the end.

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7. But fRump has Palin! And Ted Nugent!

Can't even keep coulter.

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5. It's hard to compare timelines but the vast majority still supported Nixon

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prior to the "smoking gun"

Put it this way, we're not at the point where the Judiciary Committee has been directed to conduct an impeachment inquiry, where impeachment articles have been proposed and debated and put to a vote. At that point in the Watergate scandal, there were 17 repubs on the Judiciary Committee. There were five articles of impeachment. No republicans voted of two of them (which were defeated when 9 of 21 Democrats voted against them). Of the three that passed (with unanimous Democratic support), one got two repub votes, one got six and one got seven.

In other words, a majority of repubs in Congress were still sticking by Nixon even when the impeachment resolutions were being voted on in committee.

Also, keep in mind that the Democrats could have passed them all without a single republican vote.

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8. Which is why many 2017 pundits mention judiciary.

It has to pass that committee. Anyone know ours, offhand?

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9. Current makeup of House Judiciary Committee

Majority (24 Repubs)

Bob Goodlatte, Virginia, Chairman
Jim Sensenbrenner, Wisconsin
Lamar S. Smith, Texas
Steve Chabot, Ohio
Darrell Issa, California
Steve King, Iowa
Trent Franks, Arizona
Louie Gohmert, Texas
Jim Jordan, Ohio
Ted Poe, Texas
Jason Chaffetz, Utah
Tom Marino, Pennsylvania
Trey Gowdy, South Carolina
Raúl Labrador, Idaho
Blake Farenthold, Texas
Doug Collins, Georgia
Ron DeSantis, Florida
Ken Buck, Colorado
John Ratcliffe, Texas
Mike Bishop, Michigan
Martha Roby, Alabama
Matt Gaetz, Florida
Mike Johnson, Louisiana
Andy Biggs, Arizona

Minority (17 Democrats)

John Conyers, Michigan, Ranking Member
Jerrold Nadler, New York
Zoe Lofgren, California
Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas
Steve Cohen, Tennessee
Hank Johnson, Georgia
Ted Deutch, Florida
Luis Gutiérrez, Illinois
Karen Bass, California
Cedric Richmond, Louisiana
Hakeem Jeffries, New York
David Cicilline, Rhode Island
Eric Swalwell, California
Ted Lieu, California
Jamie Raskin, Maryland
Pramila Jayapal, Washington
Brad Schneider, Illinois

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10. Which is why I love DU. Gonna print this out. Yowza! Thanks!

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11. Crap