Bag Man -- Part 5
Continuing with our re-posting of Rachel Maddow's excellent 7-part podcast, Bag Man, about events surrounding the resignation of former Vice President Spiro Agnew, here's Part Five.
(If you've missed any of the earlier episodes and want to catch up with it, here's Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3 and Part 4.
Episode 5: Double-Header
With his own Justice Department on the verge of indicting him, Vice President Spiro Agnew attempts a last-ditch effort to survive. A Constitutional crisis-inducing argument that even if prosecutors have evidence of his crimes, he can't be indicted anyway... the power of the White House protects him. With President Nixon himself about to go down in Watergate, it's now on one man's shoulders-- the Attorney General-- to come up with a way to remove a criminal Vice President... before he ascends to the Presidency
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