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Dean's allegation gave further impetus among Democrats, Congressional investigators, and [[public opinion]] to terminate Nixon's presidency early, either through [[impeachment]] or pressure on him to resign.<ref>http://www.taxhistory.org/thp/readings.nsf/ArtWeb/F8723E3606CD79EC85256FF6006F82C3?OpenDocument "Mills, vice chair of the JCT, even predicted that the findings about the president's taxes would force Nixon to resign. To diffuse the issue from being part of the call for impeachment, Nixon said publicly on several occasions his willingness to pay any tax amount for which the committee found him deficient (WSJ, April 1, 1974). "</ref> Impeachment or resignation would tar Nixon with enough stigma to blunt his blind ambition.

Dean's allegation gave further impetus among Democrats, Congressional investigators, and [[public opinion]] to terminate Nixon's presidency early, either through [[impeachment]] or pressure on him to resign.<ref>http://www.taxhistory.org/thp/readings.nsf/ArtWeb/F8723E3606CD79EC85256FF6006F82C3?OpenDocument "Mills, vice chair of the JCT, even predicted that the findings about the president's taxes would force Nixon to resign. To diffuse the issue from being part of the call for impeachment, Nixon said publicly on several occasions his willingness to pay any tax amount for which the committee found him deficient (WSJ, April 1, 1974). "</ref> Impeachment or resignation would tar Nixon with enough stigma to blunt his blind ambition.

Nixon's ability to fund raise for his Presidential Library with private donations, as the law required, coupled with abuses the country just witnessed through his [[Committee to Re-Elect the President]] (CREEP),  were chilling.   

Nixon's ability to fund raise for his Presidential Library with private donations, as the law required, coupled with abuses the country just witnessed through his Committee to Re-Elect the President (CREEP),  were chilling.   

Funds intended for his campaign were rechanneled to private sleuths to harass opponents. [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]]<ref>http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/features/2015-11-05/how-richard-nixon-created-hillary-clinton </ref><ref>http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/02/woodward-and-bernstein-cant-stop-comparing-clinton-nixon </ref> served on the staff of the House Impeachment panel investigating Nixon's schemes.

Funds intended for his campaign were rechanneled to private sleuths to harass opponents. [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]]<ref>http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/features/2015-11-05/how-richard-nixon-created-hillary-clinton </ref><ref>http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/02/woodward-and-bernstein-cant-stop-comparing-clinton-nixon </ref> served on the staff of the House Impeachment panel investigating Nixon's schemes.

After Nixon's resignation several Watergate reform laws came into existence. Bill and Hillary Clinton, fresh out of law school and embarking on their own political careers as offspring of the [[McGovern-Fraser reforms]] were well aware of these new laws:

After Nixon's resignation several Watergate reform laws came into existence. Bill and Hillary Clinton, fresh out of law school and embarking on their own political careers as offspring of the [[McGovern-Fraser reforms]] were well aware of these new laws:

*Amendments to the Federal Election Campaign Act ilimiting contributions and expenditures;

*Amendments to the Federal Election Campaign Act limiting contributions and expenditures;

*creation of the [[Federal Election Commission]] (FEC) to regulate abuses;

*creation of the [[Federal Election Commission]] (FEC) to regulate abuses;

*the [[Freedom of Information Act]] (FOIA); and  

*the [[Freedom of Information Act]] (FOIA); and