"We were consumed with the thought meeting with the Attorney General in July and August and September that Nixon could drop dead tomorrow," he says. "I remember very well that that was a big part of my own metamorphosis from, he's got to go to jail to how soon can we get his ass in court and have him resign." He adds: "There's an interesting sort of irony here. Agnew's criminal problems ended his political career. And it's quite possible that Trump's criminal problems will enhance his political career but not to the point of his getting elected again"
In 1973, in the throes of the Watergate scandal, three young federal prosecutors uncovered a separate criminal scheme being run inside the White House — the sitting vice president, Spiro Agnew, was taking envelopes stuffed with cash in exchange for official acts as an elected official. If Nixon left office, Agnew would be the next President. And so, what would happen if the President was charged with a federal crime? Worse yet, what if he was convicted? Now that Donald Trump has been charged with 37 federal crimes – as he runs again for president — Rachel Maddow and Bag Man executive producer Mike Yarvitz talk with the three Spiro Agnew prosecutors who have the only experience in our nation’s history with a situation like this.