Watergate Impeachment Hearings House Judiciary Committee, July 29, 1974. Caldwell Butler (R - Virginia).
Watergate Impeachment Hearings House Judiciary Committee, July 29, 1974. Caldwell Butler (R - Virginia).
Watergate Impeachment Hearings House Judiciary Committee, July 29, 1974. Caldwell Butler (R - Virginia). Peter Rodino (D New Jersey). I recognize the gentleman from Virginia, Mr. Butler. M Caldwell Butler (R Virginia). Mr. Chairman, I yield my time to the gentleman from Maryland, Mr. Hogan. Lawrence Hogan (R Maryland). I thank the gentleman from Virginia. A number of our colleagues have said that the evidence presented today fails to support the impeachable offenses. I know that they do not want to give the erroneous impression that they have been involved today or in any of these recent deliberations in a presentation of evidence. What we have been involved in is debating amendments to these articles of impeachment. The evidentiary presentation took 10 weeks of our time after months of staff work. So we shouldn't give the impression that what we have been presenting is evidence. But what we have seen is the results of all of that labor and having all 38 members of this committee study that evidence for 10 weeks in long sessions day after day, hour after hour, an overwhelming majority of this committee can subscribe to the idea that that evidence supports these articles of impeachment. Peter Rodino (D New Jersey). The gentleman has time remaining. M Caldwell Butler (R Virginia). I yield back the balance of my time.