ADOn Friday, Michigan legislative leaders Mike Shirkey and Lee Chatfield were summoned to the White House. The Supreme Court had unanimously ruled that President Richard M. Nixon must surrender to Congress incriminating White House audio recordings that revealed his obstruction of justice. ADOn that afternoon, a small delegation traveled from Capitol Hill to the White House. The members were Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona, who had been the 1964 Republican presidential nominee; his fellow Arizona Republican, House Minority Leader John J. Rhodes, and Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania, who led the Republican Senate minority. ADThe initial impulse of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was to amplify the president’s baseless claim.

Source: Washington Post November 20, 2020 22:18 UTC