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> [There's a political reality about impeachment. It's purely a political process. The interpretation of "high crimes and misdemeanors" can reach a long way, all the way to sex in the Oval Office, which was an absurd use of the impeachment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dean/there-s-a-political-reality-about-impeachment-it-s-purely-a-political/)

[John Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dean/)

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## More by John Dean

> [History never exactly repeats itself, but it does some rather good impressions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dean/history-never-exactly-repeats-itself-but-it-does-some-rather-good/)

[John Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dean/)

> [Doing time is like climbing a mountain wearing roller skates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dean/doing-time-is-like-climbing-a-mountain-wearing-roller-skates/)

[John Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dean/)

> [We are all encouraged that Bush appears, really for the first time in his experience on the stage of presidential politics, relaxed. His comfort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dean/we-are-all-encouraged-that-bush-appears-really-for-the-first-time-in/)

[John Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dean/)

> [Bush had expertise in one thing: How to run a Presidential campaign. He understands campaigns and Presidential politics. He has no interest or disposition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dean/bush-had-expertise-in-one-thing-how-to-run-a-presidential-campaign-he/)

[John Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dean/)

> [I began by telling the president that there was a cancer growing on the presidency and that if the cancer was not removed the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dean/i-began-by-telling-the-president-that-there-was-a-cancer-growing-on/)

[John Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dean/)

> [Warrantless wiretapping is an impeachable offense. It couldn't be any clearer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dean/warrantless-wiretapping-is-an-impeachable-offense-it-couldn-t-be-any/)

[John Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dean/)

> [Had the Senate or House, or both, censured or somehow warned Richard Nixon, the tragedy of Watergate might have been prevented. Hopefully the Senate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dean/had-the-senate-or-house-or-both-censured-or-somehow-warned-richard/)

[John Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dean/)

> [Who voted for Trump? Who are these people who, as he famously said, would let him shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and still support…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dean/who-voted-for-trump-who-are-these-people-who-as-he-famously-said/)

[John Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dean/)

> [There is only one thing Donald Trump is interested in, and that's Donald Trump.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dean/there-is-only-one-thing-donald-trump-is-interested-in-and-that-s/)

[John Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dean/)

> [Trump hasn't really done anything yet to abuse his powers. I don't even know if he knows what all his powers are as president.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dean/trump-hasn-t-really-done-anything-yet-to-abuse-his-powers-i-don-t/)

[John Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dean/)

> [Granted, terrorism is a real problem everywhere. But you can't prevent it. Terrorists are nutcases who are hellbent on killing people for ideology. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dean/granted-terrorism-is-a-real-problem-everywhere-but-you-can-t-prevent/)

[John Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dean/)

> [Bill Rehnquist makes Barry Goldwater look like a liberal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dean/bill-rehnquist-makes-barry-goldwater-look-like-a-liberal/)

[John Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dean/)

> [To me the fact that a Vice President can go to Capitol Hill and lobby for torture is just unbelievable. Just unbelievable! The fact…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dean/to-me-the-fact-that-a-vice-president-can-go-to-capitol-hill-and-lobby/)

[John Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dean/)

> [There's no good that can come out of secrecy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dean/there-s-no-good-that-can-come-out-of-secrecy/)

[John Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dean/)

> [There's a cancer on the presidency.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dean/there-s-a-cancer-on-the-presidency/)

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