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
While I do not believe Ford was wrong to pardon Nixon, the timing of the pardon was premature and may have cost Ford the margin of victory in the 1976 election. Richard Ben-Veniste costelectionford Change image and share on social
No connection between Iraq and the 9/11 catastrophe. Richard Ben-Veniste catastropheconnectioniraq Change image and share on social
Were there contacts over time between Iraq and al-Qaeda? Yes, there were efforts made to communicate. We found no evidence of collaboration in any effort to mount any kind of operation against the United States' interests. Richard Ben-Veniste collaborationcommunicatecontact share on social
We've got a daunting enough task to provide a definitive account of what happened in 9/11, without fear or favor, something that will last and will survive criticism over time. And we think we can do that with integrity in a bipartisan report. Richard Ben-Veniste accountbipartisancriticism share on social
It was not easy to get all my questions answered, frankly. Richard Ben-Veniste answereasyfrankly Change image and share on social
Well, our statute provides us with authority to conduct a very broad inquiry basically to provide an investigation of 9/11 that's thorough, complete and will withstand the scrutiny of history. Richard Ben-Veniste authoritybasicallybroad Change image and share on social
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
Well, changes have been made. The question is whether we've done enough by way of change. Richard Ben-Veniste changehavemake Change image and share on social
