Richard Nixon: “You are in the deep end of the pool right now.”

I invite the Governors of the States and of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and other officials at the local level to issue similar proclamations.

May God's grace be with you in all the days ahead.

I am firmly convinced that the record, in its entirety, does not justify the extreme step of impeachment and removal of a President.

I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body. But as president, I must put the interests of America first. Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon…