Without the tape-recorded evidence demonstrating irrefutably, in Nixon's own voice, his knowledge of and active involvement in obstruction of justice, it is likely that Nixon would have escaped impeachment and removal from office. Richard Ben-Veniste activedemonstrateescape share on social
With respect to the FBI, they had problems communicating in a vertical way, within the FBI itself, so that information of importance could get pushed up to those who were decision-makers. Richard Ben-Veniste communicatedecisionfbi Change image and share on social
But as I said to Dr. Rice following her testimony, and I think she appreciated it, we had our job to do and we did it best we could, trying to get answers to the important questions that the 9/11 Commission must answer. Richard Ben-Veniste answerappreciatecommission share on social
So we knew their intentions were to strike in the United States. We also knew from other sources of dozens of examples of where the notion of using planes as weapons was discussed. Richard Ben-Veniste discussdozenexample Change image and share on social
And it turned out that the Roberts Commission did not fully utilize the information available and that it came to conclusions which were I think quite short sighted and, indeed, in some cases, scapegoated individuals. Richard Ben-Veniste casecommissionconclusion share on social
When Richard M. Nixon resigned and Ford became the 38th president of the United States, the Watergate Special Prosecutor's Office, of which I was a member, was preparing for the criminal trials of Nixon's top aides - H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman and John Mitchell. Richard Ben-Veniste 38thaidecriminal share on social
Our mandate expects that we will build on the Joint Inquiry's investigation and we will not be re-inventing the wheel. But we go to places which the Joint Inquiry was not permitted to explore. Richard Ben-Veniste buildexpectexplore Change image and share on social
Well, our concern has to do with the period prior to 9/11, up to and including the catastrophe that occurred. And thank goodness, we're not obliged to make assessments of what's going on now and deal with these current events. Richard Ben-Veniste assessmentcatastropheconcern share on social
I like Harvey Keitel. I liked him in 'Mean Streets.' I'm a fan. Richard Ben-Veniste fanharveykeitel Change image and share on social
The real question was, here we had this information, Bin Laden intends to strike in the United States. We knew they had struck before in 1993 at the World Trade Center in the first bombing of the trade center. Richard Ben-Veniste binbombcenter share on social
