
How to prosecute a major (ex-)public official
The Rachel Maddow Show
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The Resignation of Richard Nixon
I'm just sick about it. I think he's a man of his word and I think they've all been doing the same thing ever since I started voting, says former Vice President Spiro Agnew. He took a plea deal that forced him out of public office but saved him from other serious legal consequences. The prosecutors who investigated his crimes didn't get scared off by intimidation tactics brought to bear against them,. They were not scared off. They built the case and they made history.
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