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Monday, July 09, 1973
- Crewdson of the New York Times, having been given access to FBI records about Segretti and the dirty tricks, details how Presidential aides and White House officials used more than $100,000 of campaign contributions to finance the operation.
Tuesday, July 09, 1974
- Rodino releases the Judiciary Committee's versions of eight transcripts with nearly 100 issues outlined. The transcripts damage the White House version of events that Nixon knew nothing before March 21.
- Behind closed doors, the Supreme Court justices unanimously rule against Nixon, but it will be two weeks before the opinion is made public.
"[To Bob Woodard and Carl Bernstein] Nobody is paying any attention to what you're writing."
Hugh Scott | Republican Leader of the Senate