John 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. | John 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. |