[177] I'm Just A Country Lawyer
Paint & ink on cardboard · April 5, 2019 · 40.64 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in)
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'I'm just a country lawyer, but . . .’’ attributed to Senator Sam Ervin, leader of the Watergate committee (1972-4). He used it to great effect to argue that people in government are not above the law, including newly re-elected President Nixon.
The line was used by Senator Richard Blumenthal in a speech 05 April 2019 addressing Attorney General Barr's apparent reluctance to release the Mueller report on the basis of executive privilege.