Jonathan Bernstein: “In October 1973, Nixon ordered his lawyer common to fireside a particular prosecutor, fired the lawyer common when he refused, after which had the second-in-command at Justice resign as properly. The sturdy response towards what Nixon had performed introduced the potential for impeachment into the mainstream.”

“That instance was absolutely useful to the Justice Division officers who resisted Trump’s scheme to put in Jeffrey Clark as appearing lawyer common. Trump took their threats to resign significantly partly due to this well-known precedent; he was satisfied it might go badly for him as a result of it had gone badly for Nixon.”

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