In a new interview, the Vermont Democrat recalled Republicans' telling Richard Nixon to step aside and expressed alarm that the GOP hasn't done the same for Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON — Patrick Leahy was swept into the Senate nearly a half-century ago in the wake of the Watergate scandal and President Richard Nixon’s resignation and pardon.
“They took no pleasure in that, but they felt as senators, and following their duty, they had to explain to him,” Leahy said. “And I do well recall Sen. Goldwater telling me Nixon said, ‘Well, how many Republicans will vote to impeach me?’ He said, ‘Most of us.’” Sen. Leahy take photos on the inaugural stand during Barack Obama's presidential inauguration at the Capitol on Jan. 21, 2013.Sen. Leahy at an exhibition in the Russell rotunda in July 2008 showcasing his photos from over three decades.“When I was 4, I loved watching my mother and father photographing things. I started doing it then,” Leahy said. “I’ve just done it forever. I love doing it.”
Leahy has served in the Senate during the terms of nine presidents. His bill-signing photos hang in some of their presidential libraries. Having a driver was fine, Leahy told his wife that morning, but he did not need the big security detail that came with the role. He thought about the exchange that afternoon as heavily armed officers whisked him and his fellow senators to a secure room in the Senate complex. A violent mob of Trump’s supporters had stormed the Capitol, and they eventually took control of the Senate floor in an attempt to stop the counting of electoral votes that would certify President Joe Biden’s victory.
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