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Pressure Campaign and Agnew's Rising Fallout
In August federal prosecutor Kenry Petersen reviewed evidence in the Baltimore County probe and found it credible. Witness I Hammerman, a Maryland banker, testified, while Agnew faced intensified scrutiny and a public purge-like political fight aimed at pressuring Nixon’s White House. Agnew defended himself at a August 8 news conference, calling the charges lies and signaling a broader strategy to mobilize the press against investigators.
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Washington
Atty
Elliot L. Richardson
Kenry E. Petersen
Baltimore County
Agnew
Maryland
I. H. Hammerman
Hammerman
Department of Justice
Senate
Nixon