CBS Evening News - 1974-08-05 - 2 of 2

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[0:01] reaction on Capitol Hill to the

[0:02] president's statement that he had

[0:04] withheld information from the Congress

[0:06] was quick and angry Bruce Morton

[0:09] reports Mr uh I really am not prepared

[0:12] at this moment to make any comment at

[0:14] all are you considering resigning the

[0:16] president's lawyers James stclair and J

[0:18] Fred bazart brought the news first to

[0:19] the house and then the Senate no

[0:21] commenting reporters questions saving

[0:23] their explanations for meetings with

[0:25] what had been the president's hardcore

[0:27] Defenders but the hardcore turned hot

[0:29] and angry mol steel three who fought for

[0:32] the president on the Judiciary Committee

[0:33] for instance Charles Wiggins of

[0:36] California the president personally

[0:38] agreed to certain acts the purpose and

[0:40] intent of which were to interfere with

[0:42] the FBI investigation of the Watergate

[0:44] break-in these facts standi

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