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NBC News icon Tom Brokaw recently appeared on MSNBC with host Chris Matthews where he discussed the differences of President Trump's impeachment compared to Nixon's impeachment.
According to the Gateway Pundit, Brokaw claimed there was an overwhelming mountain of evidence against Nixon, such as audiotapes of him openly trying to cover up his crimes.
Then Brokaw suggested that President Trump's impeachment was based entirely on hearsay calling it a situation of “he said, she said”. However, Brokaw didn't just stop there, he then went on to add even though Nixon has commited obvious crimes, he was still "presidential" about it while Trump “plays from the gutter”.
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Matthews: …”On the front of the National Archives it says, “the past is prologue”. How much is Watergate like or unlike what we’ve been though this fall?”
Brokaw: “There is significant differences, first of all, you gotta remember by the time I asked him that question his principal aides were on their way to prison, we had tape recordings of the attempt within the White House itself, including from the president, to try to cover up everything. So the evidence was much harder at that point and much more obvious to everyone. Now it’s become this kind of game ‘he said, she said’, ‘that’s not what we meant’ kind of thing. So, I think that’s the difference..
“At the same time, the conduct of Donald Trump versus the conduct of President Nixon — Nixon was always aware of being presidential and the way he spoke and the way he responded to me there. Trump, you know, plays from the gutter, frankly. It’s ready, draw, shoot, whatever you need to do. So it’s a different time…”
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