At the statewide level in texas was a senator tamed john tower. And he led that in the sense that in the sense of his election in 1961. John tower was the first republican elected to be a u. S. Senator from texas since the reconstruction era after the civil war. John tower served as a republican in the senate for more than 20 years. He ended up making history after his time in the senate, when he became the only nominee for secretary of defense who has ever been rejected by the United States senate. George h. W. Bush, poppy bush, nominated john tower to be defense secretary in january 1989, and the senate, remarkably, said, no. His nomination was basically doomed by multiple reports of alleged inappropriate behavior by him toward both women and alcohol. He told the nork norg times New York Times when the senate rejected him, quote, have i ever drunk to excess . Yes. Am i alcohol dependent . No. Have i always been a good boy . Of course not. But had it not been for that historymaking fa
Was a senator tamed john tower. And he led that in the sense that in the sense of his election in 1961. John tower was the first republican elected to be a u. S. Senator from texas since the reconstruction era after the civil war. John taurower served as a republican in the senate for more than 20 years. He ended up making history after his time in the senate when he became the only nominee for secretary of defense who has ever been rejected by the United States senate. George h. W. Bush poppy bush, nominated john tower to be defense secretary in january 1989, and the senate remarkably, said no. His nomination was basically doomed by multiple reports of alleged inappropriate behavior by him toward both women and alcohol. He told the ngoc times, when the senate rejected him, quote, have i ever drunk to excess . Yes. Am i alcohol dependent . No. Have i always been a good boy . Of course not. But had it not been for that historymaking failed nomination to be defense secretary, the senate
Watergate scandal. But president Richard Nixon wasnt one of them. The watergate grand jury considered president nixon to be a coconspirator but as a sitting president no federal prosecutor ever charged him with a crime. Thats why it was such a crucial touchstone moment in American History when nixon stepped down as president and his successor gerald ford immediately pardoned him. It was a remarkably controversial thing. The country was in uproar. People were mad at ford about it for years and decades thereafter. It was something specific and important about nixon and about what the criminal law means around president s. Because nixon leaving office as president , him resigning meant that as soon as he was no longer president he could have been charged. He could have been criminally indicted. He might have ended up in prison. It is the fact that gerald ford pardoned him as soon as he left office, that meant nixon never was charged. So we have never seen a president sent to the pokey. Th
President no federal prosecutor ever charged him with a crime. Thats why it was such a crucial touchstone moment in American History when nixon stepped down as president and his successor gerald ford immediately pardoned him. It was a remarkably controversial thing. The country was in uproar. People were mad at ford about it for years and decades thereafter. It was something specific and important about nixon and about what the criminal law means around president s. Because nixon leaving office as president , him resigning meant that as soon as he was no longer president he could have been charged. He could have been criminally indicted. He might have ended up in prison. It is the fact that gerald ford pardoned him as soon as he left office, that meant nixon never was charged. So we have never seen a president sent to the pokey. The iran contra scandal in the 1980s where there were a ton of criminal indictments. 14 Reagan Administration officials were criminally charged in the scandal
Investigation, the russia probe. Reporter well, jake, in the past he has expressed a great deal of competence in mueller. He was actually muellers boss at the Justice Department back in the early 1990s. He said mueller will not did i involve into a socalled witch hunt, but hes also expressed a bit of disappointment about the fact that some members of muellers teams have donated political donations to democrats in the past. He said this to the washington post, jake. In my view prosecutors who make political contributions are identifying fairly strongly with a political party. He goes on to say would i have liked to have him see more balance on the group, earningoing sentiments from President Trump as muellers team being angry democrats despite the fact that mueller himself is a lifelong republican, and barr has also expressed plenty about former fbi director james comey, about the fact that he was widely planned for flouting doj protocols, getting out ahead of the attorney general Loret