stigating, they realized that the famous break-in was far more involved than what everyone had expected, (Watergate, 2). The White Houses involvement of that morning first became evident when James McCord wrote a letter to Judge Sirica. In this letter McCord explained that he wanted to disclose the details of Watergate. He made it apparent that he would not speak to a Justice department official or an FBI agent. Although his letter did unveil details, it made severe charges. McCord justified that "Political pressure" (Westerfled, 36) had generated many defendants to plead guilty and remain silent. He also claimed that there had been witnesses at the trail who had committed perjury in order to protect the people who headed the break-in. McCord declared that he, his family, and his friend may be in danger if he spoke out, (Westerfled, 36-37).
The Senate Watergate Committee saw their chance to unravel the mystery of this scandal. They offered James McCord a chance to speak publicly. In his first meeting with representatives of this committee he named two more people that he claimed were involved in the burglary and cover-up. These two men were John Dean and Jeb Magruder. Magruder was the second-in-charge of the CRP and Dean was a White House aid. After hearing these substantial accusations the Senate Watergate Committee promptly subpoenaed John Dean and Jeb Magruder, (Westerfled 37-38). After the next session with James McCord he took the witness stand and explained how Liddy had promised him an executive pardon if he would plead guilty. This began to demonstrate the White House involvement since only the president could present such a pardon, (Westerfled, 40).
Jeb Magruder was the next witness to testify. He admitted his own perjury to the Grand Jury and verified what McCord had said. While on the stand he also revealed another name to add to the list of those involved, John Mitchell, (Gold, 246-247). The next witn...