# Has any evidence been reported indicating grand jury's decision was politically motivated?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [March 31, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-evidence-been-reported-indicating-grand-jurys-decision-was-politically-motivated/981952 "2023-03-31T21:50:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-evidence-been-reported-indicating-grand-jurys-decision-was-politically-motivated/981952/41 "2023-04-03T21:27:52Z")

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> [@Akaj](#):
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> … He was certain to be impeached, not sure about conviction …

Hugh Scott (Senate Minority Leader), John Rhodes (Senate Minority Leader) and Barry Goldwater (Grand Old Man of the GOP) [told Nixon to his face](https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/Decoder/2014/0807/Richard-Nixon-s-resignation-the-day-before-a-moment-of-truth) that he was SOL the evening before he resigned. Up until then he seemed to have harbored hopes that he could muster enough votes in the Senate to avoid conviction, but the three — especially Goldwater — poured a tanker truck of cold water on that idea.

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**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-evidence-been-reported-indicating-grand-jurys-decision-was-politically-motivated/981952/42 "2023-04-03T21:34:33Z")

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> [@OttoDaFe](#):
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> Hugh Scott (Senate Minority Leader), John Rhodes (Senate Minority Leader) and Barry Goldwater (Grand Old Man of the GOP) [told Nixon to his face](https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/Decoder/2014/0807/Richard-Nixon-s-resignation-the-day-before-a-moment-of-truth) that he was SOL the evening before he resigned.

Don’t you miss the old days when Republicans had just a smidge of scruples and decency?

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