Elizabeth Holtzman

Elizabeth Holtzman is a lawyer and political leader who was Democratic Congresswoman from New York. She served on the House Judiciary Committee charged with investigating the Watergate scandal and prepared articles of impeachment that precipitated the resignation of President Nixon. Congreswoman Holtzman later became District Attorney of Brooklyn, New York, where she prosecuted major crimes, including those political and organized. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School and and currently...See more

Elizabeth Holtzman is a lawyer and political leader who was Democratic Congresswoman from New York. She served on the House Judiciary Committee charged with investigating the Watergate scandal and prepared articles of impeachment that precipitated the resignation of President Nixon. Congreswoman Holtzman later became District Attorney of Brooklyn, New York, where she prosecuted major crimes, including those political and organized. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School and and currently practices law in New York. Congresswoman Holtzman is a frequent speaker on political affairs on CNN, MSNBC and other major news networks, a well published author in the New York Times and other media outlets, and is the co-author with Cynthia L. Cooper of The Impeachment of George W. Bush , Who Said it Would be Easy , and Cheating Justice . See less