See also[1]. >the Senate committee decided early on not to pursue the President, not only because he was too old and lacked the mental ability to fully underst

See also[1]. >the Senate committee decided early on not to pursue the President, not only because he was too old and lacked the mental ability to fully understand what happened, and had too little time left in office, but because the Senators "honestly thought that the country didn't need another Watergate. They were urgently hoping to avoid a crisis. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_committees_investigating_the_Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_committees_inves...