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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.

Nixon's ability to raise funds 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 frightening to many.   

Nixon's ability to raise unlimited funds for his Presidential Library as the law allowed coupled with abuses the country just witnessed through his Committee to Re-Elect the President (CREEP), were frightening to many.   

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.