To abolish this whole office if it went back to the department of justice given those terms. I did, i went into court with cox. This is something to determine beforehand. They had the famous press conference where he refuses the request for the tapes. I did not think nixon was going to prevail in the long run. As it turned out, the saturday night massacre proved to be part of the reason that he fell when he did. He misplayed it, misjudged it, and cox really decided to pull the rip cord on how they deal with him. Not only were you dealing with john dean, you are also taking extraordinary steps to preserve evidence in case president nixon tried to abort the investigation. Tell us about the intense weeks. Tell us about the garbage. Two unrelated stories. As we discussed in the office what was going to happen and if the president refused. The watergate trial team had taken home copies of all the key evidence and each of us had taken briefcases home each night for at least a week. Had the e
And forth between iran and british navy as Iranian Forces seizes a tanker. We will hear that testy exchange. A big week ahead in washington as Robert Mueller testifies in public. What to watch for and what his testimony could mean for the president. We begin this hour in the feud between the president and the four congresswomen known as the squad. Today a New Washington post report has the president reigniting the firestorm exactly one week after it all started. The article based on interviews with 26 lawmakers, aides reveals behind the scenes tweets and racist rally. It says, quote, President Trumps top aides didnt think he fully understand what he did last sunday when he fired off a trio of racist tweets before his trip to the golf course. It discusses how aides and advisers urged him to tone it down. It didnt take long for him to lash out saying the Washington Post story about my rally in South Carolina and tweet about stories that doesnt exist is fake news. The only thing is the re
Tracy Wilkinson is a Foreign Affairs Correspondent at The Los Angeles Times Washington Bureau. She has covered wars, crises and daily life on three continents.
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