John Dean

John Wesley Dean III (born October 14, 1938) qui a White House Counsel to United States Président Richard Nixon from July 1970 jusqu'à Avril 1973. As White House Counsel, he became deeply involved in events leading up to the Watergate burglaries and the subsequent scandale du Watergate cover up. He was referred to as "maître manipulateur of the cover up" by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He pleaded guilty to a single felony count in exchange for becoming a key witness for the prosecution. This ultimately resulted in a reduction of prison sentence, which was served at Fort Holabird outside Baltimore, MD. Dean is currently auteur, columnist, and commentator on contemporary politics, strongly critical of conservatism and the Republican Party, a registered and Independent who supported the en accusation of President George W. Bush.