It became evident to me that there was a very serious political element at work. I know that … - Fred F. Fielding

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Fred F. Fielding

It became evident to me that there was a very serious political element at work. I know that the term impeachment was bandied about. I do not believe, however, that the word was used with the ferocity it was more recently or that it was in the Nixon years.

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It was frightening because it was the first time I had gotten a sense of how serious the problem was. It became clear from his notes that he felt the president himself was involved.

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Soon after I returned to private practice, former Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger called me one day.

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