May 1973 News Today

it all down and are two hour fox news at night we have team coverage of tonights prime time event standing by to offer their in-depth analysis, but we begin with correspondent live from capitol hill tonight. chad you were there the day of the riots was set out to you at the hearing tonight? >> herring video tonight disturbing to watch with violent pictures of writers reaching the capital and targeting police. capitol police officer carolyn edwards was knocked out defending the west fro...

Committed and thats where these disconnects really mounts up. the question is are you trying to do something illegal or something political? >> so joe you think that they have succeeded on either front tonight? there are more hearings to come where kind of just setting the table we know that theres a lot more to come. >> will shannon i would think coming with a fastball on the first night because this is the night when you grab the publics attention more than any other and he is exactly right in...

Informed and absolutely convinced that that is a berlioz symphony. that is frafrom symphony fantastique composed in 1830. and heres the thing. because youre the best viewers in the world i almost cant believe nbc was this on the nose with its music choice that day. but twabtz just symphony fantastique but the music nbc used as the lead-in to the impeachment hearings in may 1973 was specifically from the fourth movement of that symphony which had a title. the title was "march to the scaffold." th...

Convinced that is symphony that is from symphony composed in 1830. i almost cant believe nbc was this on the nose with its music choice that day. but the music nbc used as the lead in to the impeachment hearings in may 1973 was specifically from the fourth movement of that symphony which had a title. the title was "march to the scaffold." thank you rachel maddow viewers for knowing your french composers. french composers.

Trailed events, before the televised water gate hearings began in may 1973, fewer than one-third of americans thought the break-in was a scandal, after the hearings, 53%, and 71% thought nixon culpable. even then, it wasnt until the month nixon resigned that a majority of the public supported his removal from office. jim, if thats the case, people say why are democrats skittish about impeachment hearings. sometimes you need to lead rather than follow what the polls say. whats your interpretation...

I dont give a [ bleep ] what comes out on you or john. even that poor damn dumb john mitchell. there is going to be a total pardon. >> dont -- dont even say that. >> you know it. you know it and i know it. >> nope. dont say it. >> forget you ever heard it. >> no, i -- >> it has to be done, bob. >> so, thats may 1973. what i mean to say is this. talking in the confidence of this room, i dont give a bleep what comes out on you or john ehrlichman. even that poor damn dumb john mitchell. theres goin...

>> nope. dont say it. >> nope, dont say it. dont say it. because of course under the constitution a president has the power to pardon people. but you cant legally offer a pardon to someone if that would reasonably be construed as an effort to protect yourself from your own presidential criminal liability. pardoning someone whos in trouble with the law, fine. pardoning someone whos in trouble with the law because that person is in a position to testify or not against the president, that is not a ...

To someone if that would reasonably construed as an effort to protect yourself from your own presidential criminal liability. pardoning someone whos in trouble with the law, fine. pardoning someone whos in trouble with the law because that person is in a position to testify or not against the president, that is not a legal use of the pardon power. that is criminal obstruction of justice by the president. or at least that was believed to be the case during watergate, including by some of the peop...

Then nixon says forget you ever heard. no, i -- it has to be done, bob. thats may 1973. it turns out that tape is red hot legal trouble for the president of the united states. its may 1973. haldeman is out as chief of staff. he hasnt yet been criminally charged. of course he will be months later with all the rest of them. with all led to the blockbuster of a front page. if anyone wants to needle point me a page of the "new york times," this is the one id want. but even before haldeman was crimin...

Means. >> what i mean to say is this. talking in the confidence of this room. i dont give a [ bleep ] what comes out on you or john. even that poor damn dumb john mitchell. there is going to be a total pardon. >> dont -- dont even say that. >> you know it. you know it and i know it. >> nope. dont say it. >> forget you ever heard it. >> no, i -- >> it has to be done, bob. >> so thats may 1973. what i mean to say is this. talking in the confidence of this room, i dont give a bleep what comes out o...