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Elizabeth Holtzman
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Elizabeth Holtzman is a former U.S. representative from New York. She won national attention for her role on the House Judiciary Committee during Watergate and was subsequently elected district attorney of Kings County (Brooklyn). She is a Harvard Law School graduate and author of The Impeachment of George W. Bush: A Practical Guide for Concerned Citizens (2006).
I served on the House Judiciary Committee during Watergate. What Nixon tried to do in secret pales in comparison to what Trump does in the open.
Whatever tricks Trump may use to remove Robert Mueller, they will not automatically shield him from accountability.
Just as in Watergate, Comey’s firing requires political courage from members of Congress.
We need to know the whole truth about the Bush administration’s torture program.
The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.
We know how to help children fleeing violence in Central America. Instead, we’re raiding communities and deporting families.
Neither Congress nor the courts have taken the example to heart and stood firmly against presidential crimes or serious misconduct.
March 20, 2013
Bush lied. People died. Will anyone be prosecuted?
Obama cannot let former Bush administration officials get away with breaking the law without violating his own oath of office.
If we don't act now, future generations will see that a weapon intended to defend the rule of law grew rusty and unusable on our watch.
Between Iraq, Katrina and wiretapping, the case for removing Bush is overwhelming.
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