Four and a half decades ago republicans found themselves in the position of having to confront Richard Nixon, a republican President whose administration was reeling from the fallout of Watergate and the President's attorney who testified there was a cancer in the White House and other revelations that tied the President to an obstruction of justice, abuse of power and contempt of congress, an impeachable offense. The republican leadership knew the President would be impeached and told him so if he did not resign the Presidency. The President did resign rather than face the impeachment process.
Those republican leaders of so long ago served the country well at a time of great turmoil, understood the seriousness of the matter and their responsibility as elected officials to the rule of law and the constitution. Partisan politics was not an option or factor in their decision. What mattered was the fact that the President of the United States is not above the law and congress has the responsibility of oversight to protect America's institutions.
Fast forward to the present and the republican leadership in congress. President Trump has tried on a regular basis to discredit the special prosecutors investigation into his 2016 campaign actions with the Russians. And now that the Mueller report has been released which documents Trump's campaign meeting with Russia and their attempt to interfere with the election in favor of Trump. The report also outlined at least 10 possible times of obstruction by Trump and the republican leaders in congress are preaching total exoneration for Trump.
When one compares the present republican non action to the leadership of the party over 40 years ago, it should make all republicans sick. The present day republican leadership and party have no character and have failed to face up to and act on President Trump's traitorous acts land obstructions. The party has turned their backs on what the White House represents and the basic values of America and its institutions. The case can be make that the leadership of the republican party made a decision to support Trump's corruptive actions and the party fell in line.
And yes, Trump's malignancy continues to spread every day and journalist Carl Bernstein was correct long ago when he said Trump gate is worse and more serious than Watergate.
