Plumbers Trial Notes Break-In Term Disputed
Witnesses describe the break-in as a covert act and distinguish it from illegal actions. Ian David K Young, granted immunity, testified Ehrlichman approved a legal undercover effort to obtain psychiatric records. The case centers on the Plumbers and White House involvement in the Fielding matter during the Nixon era.
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Abe
Tan Ure Uflige
Peach
Ehrichman
White House
Oon
Lewis Fielding
Beverly Hulls
Iain David K Young
National Security Council
Ehrlichman Young
Plumbers
Fielding
Young
Ehrlichman
Elisberg
Fesd
FBI
Breasefort
Butterfield Testifying Before House Panel
Alexander Butterfield, former Nixon appointments secretary and key Watergate witness, testified to the House Judiciary Committee as it launches the final phase of impeachment inquiries. He faced closed door questions on White House staff operations amid the Watergate probe. The panel aims to link past aides actions to Nixon, with ten witnesses planned before July 2 and four subpoenas for tape conversations.
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Washington
Alexander Butterfield
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
Butterfield
Nixon
White House
Federal Aviation Administration
James D. St. Clair
ITT
Internal Revenue Service
Campaign Finance Reform Bill Sparks Controversy
The House and Senate debated a reform bill with public financing for presidential primaries and congressional races. Proposals include taxpayer funding up to 4 million per party for primaries, a banned matching fund, and new disclosure rules under an independent supervisory commission. A House version adds GOP oversight and potential veto by Congress, while Senate plans stress enforcement and transparency amid criticism.
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Bradella
Senate
House Committee
Congress
Senate Panel Examines Hunt CIA Connections and Lock-Pickers
The Baker panel release questions CIA contact with Hunt after August 21, 1971 and suggests possible prior knowledge of the Watergate break in. It notes a CIA transcription quoting Ehrlichman about Hunt working for the President and being given “carte blanche.”
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Hunt
Howard Hun
CIA
Senate Watergate Committee
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Hurt
White House
Baker
Daniel B
Dei
Fella
Cater
Egate
Sam Jack
DNC
Abe
Los Angeles
Ehrlichman
Robert E. Cushman Jr
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