Episode 106; RICHARD NIXON and WATERGATE, 1973 Enemies at the Gate (Part 6) Judge Sirica and The Ervin Committee

BOB DOLE : 1995 Clinton's Comeback · May 30, 2022 · 50m

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Now we move back to February 1973. Judge Sirica, always trying to insure his place in the sun, asks the Congress to investigate. The Senate happily complies, originally under the guidance of an enthusiastic Senator, named Ted Kennedy. There would be a fight about how the investigation would be handled, and what they would be looking into, and a partisan nearly straight party 77 - 0 vote. (Republicans decided not to vote) and a committee is formed.

That committee would only look into the campaign shenanigans of the 1972 election. The Democrats had thwarted an attempt to…