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FEB. 28. Dean contends that he reported to the President that the cover-up activities could be considered criminal; most notably, he felt that he, Dean, could be charged with obstruction of justice. The White House version is contradictory: "President inquired of Watergate. Dean said no White House involvement."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE WHITE HOUSE: The Battle for Nixon's Tapes | 7/30/1973 | See Source »

LaRue pleaded guilty last week to one count of obstruction of justice?the first high-level Nixonite to do so?and he will apparently become a Government witness against others. Testified Dean:

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE HEARINGS: Dean's Case Against the President | 7/9/1973 | See Source »

Nixon has denied authorizing or knowing anything about these two elements in the cover-up?promises of Executive clemency and payoffs to keep the conspirators quiet?both of which could be considered obstruction of justice. The White House offered a totally different version of the discussion of the $1,000...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE HEARINGS: Dean's Case Against the President | 7/9/1973 | See Source »

But, said Dean, Nixon did not seem to understand, and set up a meeting of Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell and Dean. The hope was that Mitchell would take the blame for the Watergate wiretapping and that the public would then be satisfied and stop the clamor over the coverup. (At the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE HEARINGS: Dean's Case Against the President | 7/9/1973 | See Source »

Lawyers in or out of government enjoy a position of personal trust. The attorney-client privilege allows a client to confess to his lawyer without fearing that the lawyer can later be made to testify about their talks. Even this has been used to explain the actions of the Watergate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: An Awful Lot of Lawyers Involved | 7/9/1973 | See Source »

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