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...Veniste wasted no time in grappling with the question on everyone's mind: the complicity of Nixon, who was not in court and is safe from prosecution because of his pardon. The prosecutor, in effect, pronounced Nixon guilty, contending that the conspiracy to obstruct justice had "involved the participation of even the President himself...
...true that you approve of the pardon of Richard Nixon, including the timing...
...Nixon pardon immensely complicated Federal Judge John J. Sirica's task of selecting a jury in the conspiracy trial of five Nixon associates, chief among them H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman and John Mitchell. Defense attorneys often argue that pretrial publicity may prejudice jurors against their clients; in this case, the pardon created sympathy for the defendants. Many prospective jurors expressed doubts that Nixon's men should be convicted if their leader escaped trial...
...with a single Watergate wit ness, then worked on into the night cross-checking each statement. Neal's concentration is total. After he had spent a long session with John Dean one Sunday in September, Mrs. Dean called to ask about her husband's reaction to the pardon announced by President Ford that morning. "What pardon?" asked Neal...
...matter how good his case looks, Neal, 44, has not been lulled. He faces numerous technical problems, among them the possible absence of Richard Nixon; defense lawyers are sure to argue that the former President is vital to their case. Neal must also persuade jurors that Nixon's pardon is no reason to let his former aides go free. The two lesser defendants, former Assistant Attorney General Robert Mardian and C.R.P. Attorney Kenneth Parkinson, will probably claim that they had limited roles and a lack of knowledge about what was really going on. John Mitchell, H.R. Haldeman and John...