Professor Jed Shugerman was quoted in Univision (Spanish language media) about ex-FBI Chief James Comey’s congressional testimony.
According to Jed Shugerman, a law professor at Fordham University with a doctorate in history from Yale, the fact that these hearings are televised greatly expands their impact, but in the case of the former FBI director there is another component.
“Comey was already a known name, unlike other hearings of controversial cases where the protagonists became known thanks to what happened,” he explained.
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John Dean was an advisor to President Richard Nixon from 1970 to 1973 and was involved in the cover-up of the Watergate case.
In June 1973 Dean testified for several days before the Watergate Committee in the Senate. There he talked about the spy campaign that emerged from the White House and revealed that Nixon had recorded some of the talks associated with Watergate in the Oval Office.
Dean was charged with obstruction of justice and imprisoned for four months.
“Watergate has been the most controversial hearing in US history. There was a clear criminal fact and the central question was what is it the president knew and when? Now it’s operating in reverse. We know in a way that Trump was obstructing justice and that’s what the hearing will be about, but there is no evidence yet that a crime was committed,” said Shugerman.