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Analysis of Obituaries of Republicans Who Voted on Nixon Impeachment Has a Brutal Lesson for Today's Republicans

Analysis of Obituaries of Republicans Who Voted on Nixon Impeachment Has a Brutal Lesson for Today's Republicans
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If you've been following the impeachment inquiry and subsequent Senate trial of President Donald Trump, you've heard lawmakers remind viewers that Trump's impeachment—the third ever impeachment of a U.S. president—is historic.

Now, a new article from Just Security is proving them right by bringing up headlines from the obituaries of Nixon-era politicians.


Republican former President Richard Nixon was never officially impeached. The House of Representatives opened an impeachment inquiry and the House Judiciary Committee—including a third of its Republicans—voted in favor of three articles of impeachment against him.

Before the articles could go to the House floor for a vote, Republican lawmakers told Nixon that his impeachment and conviction were an inevitability and pressured him to design, which he ultimately did.

Though Nixon resigned before his official impeachment, the moment defined many of the lawmakers who oversaw it when they passed away decades later, as indicated by their obituary headlines:

"Former Rep. Joseph Maraziti, 78, Defender of Nixon on Watergate"
"Wiley Mayne; House GOP Member Who Voted Not to Impeach Nixon"
"Sandman, Nixon Supporter, Dies"
"Lawrence J. Hogan Sr., Md. Republican Who Called for Nixon's impeachment, Dies at 88"
"M. Caldwell Butler, a Key Vote Against Nixon, Dies at 89"
"R. McClory; Backed Nixon's Impeachment"
"Thomas Railsback, Congressman Who Broke with GOP to Back Nixon Impeachment, Dies."
"Charles Wiggins, 72, Dies; Led Nixon's Defense in Hearings"

Senators will soon face a critical vote on whether or not to allow a debate to hear witnesses and whether or not to subpoena firsthand witnesses like former National Security Advisor John Bolton, who recently made explosive allegations against the President in an upcoming memoir.

While most Republican Senators are staunchly against hearing additional witnesses, some Republicans—like Senators Mitt Romney (UT) and Susan Collins (ME)—are signaling a vote in favor.

The vote could prove as consequential to their legacy as it was for Republicans in the time of Nixon.








Senators have a day and a half left of questioning the House impeachment managers and the President's defense team. A vote on whether to proceed in the effort to hear from witnesses is expected Friday.

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