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Persistently, almost rhythmically, the prosecutor repeated the question. Soon, everyone in the courtroom, including the pained witness, could anticipate it. For some, the impulse to join in the refrain was difficult to resist. In his deceptively soft Tennessee drawl, Chief Prosecutor James Neal would ask: "Now, you wanted to get the truth out, Mr. Ehrlichman?" That has been Defendant John Ehrlichman's claim in the Watergate conspiracy trial. But with searing effect, Neal shredded that defense by repeatedly showing how much Ehrlichman had known about the cover-up and how little he had disclosed to investigators...
Very Painful. Ehrlichman's story did not stand up under Neal's grilling, although Ehrlichman may have elicited some sympathy from the jury earlier in an emotional recitation of his final days in the Nixon Administration. On questioning by his lawyer, William Prates, Ehrlichman recalled being summoned to Camp David on the afternoon of April 29, 1973. There, on a cabin porch, Nixon told him he must resign. Ehrlichman said Nixon found this chore "very painful" and even "broke down at one point and cried." Nixon offered him money for legal fees and "anything else he could...
Trigger Mind. Back on the stand the next day, Ehrlichman was composed as Neal fired questions, but his answers were often evasive or damaging. He grudgingly admitted that he had known as early as July 1972 that cash was being dropped for the Watergate burglars in phone booths-although he had testified only the day before that he had only discovered this from Senate Watergate testimony. As the you-wanted-to-get-the-truth-out litany proceeded, Ehrlichman had to admit he had not even told Nixon of his early awareness of the cash payments, had not told...
Sirica interrupted to ask: "Wouldn't this have been a good opportunity to get the facts out-during the FBI interview?" Ehrlichman lamely contended that he assumed the Department of Justice already knew more than he did. Asked Neal sarcastically: "Why didn't you take a chance and tell them anyway?" As Neal pounced on the contradictions in Ehrlichman's testimony, two of the normally impassive jurors smiled, apparently in appreciation of Neal's pinpointed attack. At one point, Sirica cautioned: "Mr. Neal, slow down. Your mind is working like a trigger...
CORNERBACKS: Neal Colzie, Ohio State, 6 ft. 2 in., 202 lbs. He can beat you many ways. Colzie is tough to fake in or out and hits with a crunch...