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now, back in 73, the senate didn t simply vet richardson, it used those hearings as a high-stakes opportunity to extract a binding arrangement under oath to protect the special prosecutor s watergate probe. demanding that the watergate prosecutor would get final authority, which richardson initially objected to. saying he needed the ultimate responsibility for matters in the doj. the senate stopped him right then and said they wouldn t even hold a hearing until he committed to more independence. members of the judiciary committee greeted richardson with smiles and handshakes, but the friendly greeting was deceptive. we have to create the appearance of objectivity and fairness in this investigation. whether he had an independent prosecutor or not, but who would buy it? no more hearings will be held until richardson names a special prosecutor acceptable to the

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