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1. From Feb. 1-4, 1974, Gallup posed an equivalent question, and found 38% support, less than the level registered here. On Feb. 6, the House voted to open a formal impeachment inquiry.
2. By the next time Gallup polled, April 12-15, public opinion had flipped. The public said yes, 52 to 33 percent.
Had Congress waited for majority support, Nixon would’ve finished out his term. Instead, it placed the evidence before the American people, and they listened.
Had Congress waited for majority support, Nixon would’ve finished out his term. Instead, it placed the evidence before the American people, and they listened.
3. We have a constitutional process for resolving charges like those the president faces, whose plausibility his latest Oval Office interview only reinforces. That process is impeachment: theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
