Posted on Jan 1, 2023
From Watergate to Jan. 6: Patrick Leahy leaves the Senate after nearly 50 years
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Patrick Leahy was swept into the Senate nearly a half-century ago in the wake of the Watergate scandal and President Richard Nixon’s resignation and pardon.
After a historic career, the Vermont Democrat — the last of the so-called “Watergate Babies” of that 1974 class — departs Congress with his mind set on another constitutional crisis: President Donald Trump’s efforts to subvert the 2020 election and the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
“Here’s a man who doesn’t believe in the Constitution, has probably never read the Constitution. I’m talking about Trump, who announced just a week or so ago, ‘Well, we should set aside parts of the Constitution,’” said Leahy, who rose from state prosecutor in Chittenden County to Senate president pro tempore, third in line in presidential succession.
After a historic career, the Vermont Democrat — the last of the so-called “Watergate Babies” of that 1974 class — departs Congress with his mind set on another constitutional crisis: President Donald Trump’s efforts to subvert the 2020 election and the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
“Here’s a man who doesn’t believe in the Constitution, has probably never read the Constitution. I’m talking about Trump, who announced just a week or so ago, ‘Well, we should set aside parts of the Constitution,’” said Leahy, who rose from state prosecutor in Chittenden County to Senate president pro tempore, third in line in presidential succession.
From Watergate to Jan. 6: Patrick Leahy leaves the Senate after nearly 50 years
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2023: PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."A unique view of history
The Senate offices Leahy will be vacating have an almost museum quality to them, the walls adorned with photographs of the history he has witnessed through his decades of service. Some of them were taken by award-winning photographers he got to know through the years, but many of them were taken by Leahy himself.
Leahy’s passion for photography has become a part of his personality on the Hill. He is often seen walking through the Capitol with a camera in hand, taking pictures of the media, colleagues or newsworthy events."...
..."A unique view of history
The Senate offices Leahy will be vacating have an almost museum quality to them, the walls adorned with photographs of the history he has witnessed through his decades of service. Some of them were taken by award-winning photographers he got to know through the years, but many of them were taken by Leahy himself.
Leahy’s passion for photography has become a part of his personality on the Hill. He is often seen walking through the Capitol with a camera in hand, taking pictures of the media, colleagues or newsworthy events."...
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