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["Nixon ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn nguy c\u01a1 nh\u1ee1n ti\u1ec1n n\u00e0y: \\\"Henry, t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i, t\u1ea1i sao vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 quan tr\u1ecdng, v\u00ec ch\u00fang ta v\u1eabn lu\u00f4n \u0111inh ninh l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 - b\u00e2y gi\u1edd h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 sai\u2026\\\" T\u1eeb gi\u1edd ph\u00fat n\u00e0y, trong c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c th\u1ea3o lu\u1eadn, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n th\u1ea5y T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng t\u1ecf h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa theo \u0111u\u1ed5i ki\u1ec7n t\u1ee5ng n\u1eefa, trong khi v\u1ee5 \u00e1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i m\u1edbi ch\u1ec9 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y. C\u00e1c ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng ngo\u00e0i lu\u1eadt h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 h\u1ee9a h\u1eb9n nhi\u1ec1u hy v\u1ecdng h\u01a1n. Ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau, 1 th\u00e1ng b\u1ea3y, T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Haldeman, Colson, v\u00e0 Ehrlichman: \\\"Vi\u1ec7c kh\u00f3 l\u00e0: t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 \u1edf phe ta\u2026 lu\u00f4n n\u00f3i l\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd th\u1eafng v\u1ee5 ki\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. Ch\u00fang ta ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t tr\u00f2 ki\u1ec7n t\u1ee5ng ngay t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y. S\u1ebd l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf - T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m r\u00f9m beng v\u1ee5 th\u1eb1ng cha Ellsberg n\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc k\u1ef3 b\u1ea7u c\u1eed. T\u1ee9c l\u00e0, h\u1eb5ng c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 - c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e1o ch\u00ed k\u1ebft t\u1ed9i t\u00ean kh\u1ed1n n\u00e0y. C\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c\u2026\\\" [131] Vi\u1ec7c t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 giao nh\u1eefng g\u00ec cho ng\u00e0i ngh\u1ecb s\u1ef9 \u0111\u00e3 t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng r\u1ea5t l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng tr\u01b0\u1edbc Mathias, v\u00e0 do \u0111\u00f3, ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1eddi k\u1ef3 c\u1ee7a Nixon, c\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c \u00f4ng ta gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 Vi\u1ec7t Nam, v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eeb NSC. Mathias c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i ngo\u00e0i nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y v\u1edbi Mitchell hay Laird. Kissinger hy v\u1ecdng s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u n\u00e0y v\u00e0o chi\u1ec1u 30-6, nh\u01b0ng trong su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 th\u00e1ng b\u1ea3y, Mathias ch\u1eb3ng chuy\u1ec3n th\u1ee9 g\u00ec cho \u00f4ng ta hay m\u1ed9t ai kh\u00e1c trong ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n. Theo l\u1eddi Mitchell, v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y 6-6 B\u1ed9 T\u01b0 ph\u00e1p v\u00e0 B\u1ed9 Qu\u1ed1c ph\u00f2ng hy v\u1ecdng c\u00f3 trong tay nh\u1eefng t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u n\u00e0y v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y 8-6 (chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng x\u1ea3y ra) Mathias v\u1eabn \\\"\u0111ang ch\u01a1i tr\u00f2 m\u00e8o v\u1eddn chu\u1ed9t [132]. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng m\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y 20-7, Ehrlichman m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng c\u1eed m\u1ed9t ai \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 Elliot Richardson ho\u1eb7c Richard Kleindienst, l\u00e0m nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 \\\"v\u1ea1ch tr\u1ea7n c\u00e1i tr\u00f2 tr\u1ebb con\\\" [133] c\u1ee7a Mathias v\u00e0 bu\u1ed9c \u00f4ng ta ph\u1ea3i tr\u01b0ng ra t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00ecnh c\u00f3. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i, trong su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi k\u1ef3 n\u00e0y, ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u t\u00f4i trao cho Mathias \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 NSSM-1. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, d\u1ec5 th\u1ea5y qua c\u00e1c bu\u1ed5i th\u1ea3o lu\u1eadn \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ghi \u00e2m, Kissinger kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 n\u00f3i l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi Nixon m\u1ed9t tin g\u00e2y \\\"s\u1ed1c\\\" l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c cho \u00f4ng ta trong th\u00e1ng 2 v\u00e0 th\u00e1ng 3-1969, t\u1ea1i v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a NSC \u1edf To\u00e0 nh\u00e0 V\u0103n ph\u00f2ng H\u00e0nh ph\u00e1p, m\u00e0 c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p NSSM-1. V\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ai n\u1eafm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3 hai th\u00f4ng tin n\u00e0y, t\u1ea5t y\u1ebfu s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac Mitchell \u0111\u01b0a ra k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y 6-6, t\u00e1n th\u00e0nh v\u1edbi T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng l\u1eadp m\u1ed9t k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch d\u1ef1 ph\u00f2ng: \\\"Ellsberg \u0111\u00e3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf [134], Mathias l\u1ea1i \u0111ang c\u00f3 trong tay m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn ngo\u00e0i Ellsberg c\u00f2n c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c trong ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n n\u00e0y \u0111ang tu\u1ed3n t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u ra b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u01a1i kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm ra ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng hy v\u1ecdng ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. M\u1ed9t hay nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c\\\". K\u1ebft lu\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a ra sau m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 th\u1ea3o lu\u1eadn gi\u1eefa Nixon, Mitchell, Haldeman v\u00e0 Ehrlichman (Kissinger kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t) v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i m\u00e0 T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \\\"v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 Mathias [135] \u2026 ph\u1ea7n t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u c\u00f2n s\u00f3t","l\u1ea1i\\\". T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng: V\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang c\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0\u2026 c\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u t\u1eeb NSC kh\u00f4ng? M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft - \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i v\u1eabn b\u1eadn t\u00e2m \u2026 Mitchell: \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a Nixon. Theo nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft th\u00ec Mathias v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch chi ti\u1ebft v\u1ec1 ch\u00fang. Haldeman: L\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o h\u1ecd c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng: L\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o h\u1ecd l\u1ea5y ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eeb h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 c\u1ee7a NSC ch\u1ee9, ch\u00ednh th\u1ebf\u2026 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec3m m\u1ea5u ch\u1ed1t, ngay t\u1eeb b\u00e2y gi\u1edd khi \u0111i\u1ec1u tra ph\u1ea3i d\u00e0nh \u01b0u ti\u00ean cao nh\u1ea5t\u2026 Nixon: D\u00f9 sao \u0111i n\u1eefa, n\u1ebfu n\u00f3i t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a Nixon - c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a nh\u1eefng t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u n\u00e0y - kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 do t\u00f4i vi\u1ebft ra?\u2026 T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng cho l\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3\u2026 b\u1edfi v\u00ec k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi Kissinger v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y t\u00f4i v\u1eabn b\u1eaft \u00f4ng ta cam \u0111oan b\u1eb1ng m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 ra th\u1ee9 g\u00ec v\u1ec1 t\u00f4i, cho d\u00f9 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Ehrlichman: Theo t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u do T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng vi\u1ebft ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0 g\u1eedi \u0111\u1ebfn cho ng\u00e0i - m\u1ed9t trong hai c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3. V\u00e0\u2026 Nixon: Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 do t\u00f4i vi\u1ebft. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u1eeb t\u00f4i, John, b\u1edfi v\u00ec ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 do Henry vi\u1ebft m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. Anh hi\u1ec3u \u00fd t\u00f4i ch\u1ee9? NSC - ch\u00fang ta th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Mitchell: T\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u, \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang v\u1edbi ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng\u2026 Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng th\u00f4ng tin t\u00f4i thu th\u1eadp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nixon: Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft trong v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y th\u00f4i\u2026 N\u1ebfu Ellsberg mu\u1ed1n c\u00f4ng khai ch\u00fang. Nh\u01b0ng trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p, n\u1ebfu ngu\u1ed3n t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a Ellsberg l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi hi\u1ec7n v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ee9c\u2026 Mitchell: T\u00f4i \u0111ang ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf. Nixon: \u2026 T\u00f4i cho r\u1eb1ng k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn t\u1eeb kh\u00eda c\u1ea1nh n\u00e0y. Ellsberg kh\u00f4ng h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. Ellsberg l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t - T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng ai \u0111ang tham gia v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y\u2026 Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm ra nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb n\u00e0o \u0111ang c\u00e2u k\u1ebft v\u1edbi nhau th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n \u00e2m m\u01b0u n\u00e0y \u2026 Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i k\u1ebft t\u1ed9i b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang tr\u00ean b\u00e1o ch\u00ed, tr\u00ean b\u00e1o ch\u00ed, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi hi\u1ec3u \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i ch\u1ee9? V\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m n\u00e0y, b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd v\u00e0 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng c\u00f2n c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 hai, ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ean Henry \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1eb7t m\u00ecnh l\u00ean tr\u00ean lu\u1eadt ph\u00e1p. Th\u1ec1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc Ch\u00faa ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd truy t\u00ecm ra ch\u00fang. M\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 r\u1ed1i r\u1eafm r\u1ed3i, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 th\u00eam m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o b\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 d\u00ednh l\u00edu v\u00e0o v\u1ee5 r\u00f2 r\u1ec9 n\u00e0y n\u1eefa. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao - John, anh kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean lo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Henry d\u00ednh l\u00edu v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y. Ph\u1ea3i xem c\u00f2n c\u00f3 k\u1ebb n\u00e0o v\u1eabn \u0111ang l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c trong ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 n\u00e0y hay kh\u00f4ng. T\u00f4i giao v\u1ee5 Ellsberg cho anh \u0111\u1ea5y. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa m\u1ea5y v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c v\u1ea1ch m\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi, k\u1ebft t\u1ed9i h\u1eafn r\u1ed3i t\u1ef1 b\u1ecbt mi\u1ec7ng m\u00ecnh. N\u00f3i th\u1eadt, t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n ph\u01a1i b\u00e0y c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y ra h\u01a1n, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u hi\u1ec3u ch\u1ee9? Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u1ea3 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 Ellsberg. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n h\u1eafn ta b\u1ecb x\u00e9t x\u1eed, lu\u1eadn t\u1ed9i - nh\u01b0ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m th\u1ebf b\u1edfi v\u00ec h\u1eafn ta \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn h\u1ebft r\u1ed3i\u2026 V\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y gi\u1edd l\u00e0 th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ec3 anh \u0111i b\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u1ebfp theo, h\u00e9 ra c\u00e1c th\u00f4ng tin m\u1eadt v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa c\u00f3 th\u1ec3","ch\u1ee9ng minh t\u1ed9i t\u00e0y tr\u1eddi c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng th\u1eb1ng cha n\u00e0y. C\u00f2n ph\u1ea7n t\u00f4i\u2026 r\u1ea5t n\u00f3ng l\u00f2ng xem ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta k\u1ebft t\u1ed9i Ellsberg. C\u1ee9 th\u1ebf. Mitchell: \u0110\u00fang v\u1eady, t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd. Tuy nhi\u00ean, T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 ngh\u0129 c\u1ea3 v\u1ecb B\u1ed9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng T\u01b0 ph\u00e1p l\u1eabn B\u1ed9 T\u01b0 ph\u00e1p th\u00edch h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c ng\u00e0i \u0111ang y\u00eau c\u1ea7u. V\u00e0o ng\u00e0y 1-7-1971, m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y sau khi To\u00e0 \u00e1n t\u1ed1i cao \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ee1 b\u1ecf h\u1ea1n ch\u1ebf xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n c\u00e1c t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u m\u1eadt, m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y sau khi Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn ra l\u00e0 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n ch\u1ec9 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t phi\u00ean to\u00e0, T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Haldeman: \\\"Th\u1ef1c ra m\u00e0 n\u00f3i, t\u00f4i cho l\u00e0 n\u1ebfu Mitchell th\u00f4i l\u00e0m B\u1ed9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng T\u01b0 ph\u00e1p [136] (\u0111\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec3n sang ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea1o chi\u1ebfn d\u1ecbch tranh c\u1eed), ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u00f3 thu\u1eadn l\u1ee3i h\u01a1n \u2026 John kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. Anh ta gi\u1ecfi v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t m\u1ea1nh. \u0110\u1ec3 anh ta l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c kh\u00f4ng hay n\u00e0y th\u1eadt l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i, nh\u01b0ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1nh tr\u1eadn n\u00e0y\u2026 Tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 Nixon \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a ra v\u1edbi Haldeman, Colson v\u00e0 Ehrlichman y\u00eau c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \\\"t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng [137] t\u1eadp trung ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u00e0o hai c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c\\\". Hai c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3, tr\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u00ean, l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 c\u00e1c tin x\u1ea5u v\u1ec1 c\u00e1c ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n ti\u1ec1n nhi\u1ec7m thu\u1ed9c \u0110\u1ea3ng C\u1ed9ng ho\u00e0, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t v\u1ec1 ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n Kennedy, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng s\u1ebd quay ng\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i th\u1eddi c\u1ee7a FDR v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n Tr\u00e2n Ch\u00e2u C\u1ea3ng (\\\"Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u hi\u1ec3u \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc [138] m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ta l\u1ea1i c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh t\u1ecf ra nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng\\\"). \\\"H\u00e3y khu\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed9ng kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat\u2026 M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd t\u1ea1m qu\u00ean \u0111i Vi\u1ec7t Nam. H\u1ecd s\u1ebd ngh\u0129 ng\u1ee3i v\u1ec1 qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 m\u00e0 t\u1ea1m qu\u00ean c\u00e1c v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i C\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c th\u1ee9 hai l\u00e0 ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 c\u00e1c th\u00f4ng tin v\u1ec1 c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n t\u00f4i. T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng: Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eadp t\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ee5 (Algerl Hiss [139] tr\u00ean b\u00e1o ch\u00ed. Ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i tung tin l\u00ean kh\u1eafp c\u00e1c b\u00e1o\u2026 Ch\u00fang ta th\u1eafng \u1edf ngay tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t b\u00e1o. John Mitchell kh\u00f3 m\u00e0 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. Anh ta l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 t\u1eed t\u1ebf. Kh\u00f3 m\u00e0 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. John Ehrlichman s\u1ebd g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n \u0111\u1ea5y. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh, m\u1ed9t ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 th\u00f4ng tin. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd m\u01b0\u1ee3n b\u00e1o ch\u00ed \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u00eau di\u1ec7t b\u1ecdn n\u00e0y \u2026 \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c ch\u01a1i. Ph\u1ea3i ch\u01a1i tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t b\u00e1o. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do Mitchell kh\u00f4ng ch\u01a1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1eadn n\u00e0y. Anh ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3. Haldeman: S\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 tin c\u1eady, b\u1edfi v\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i\u2026 T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng: Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft g\u00ec t\u1ea1i Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng\u2026 Trong c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u00e0m tho\u1ea1i n\u00e0y, Colson nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eed \\\"m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i [140] c\u00f3 n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c v\u00e0 khuynh h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u01b0 t\u01b0\u1edfng c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 n\u00e0y \u2026 M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1eaft \u0111\u00e1\u2026 Anh ta v\u1eeba m\u1edbi ra kh\u1ecfi CIA\u2026 T\u00ean l\u00e0 Howard Hunt\\\". T\u1eeb c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i v\u1edbi Hunt v\u00e0o l\u00fac tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e0 Colson \u0111\u00e3 b\u00ed m\u1eadt ghi \u00e2m l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 sao ch\u1ee5p, \u00f4ng ta r\u00fat ra: \\\"V\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t t\u01b0 t\u01b0\u1edfng, Hunt ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd ph\u1ea3i x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch l\u1edbn\\\". C\u0169ng trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e0m \u0111\u00f3,","Colson \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecfi nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t c\u1ee7a Hunt v\u1ec1 t\u00f4i: \\\"Anh c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 anh ta[141] h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9c kh\u00f4ng?\\\" Hunt tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \\\"T\u00f4i cho l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng t\u00ednh \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edbi \u0110\u00f4ng ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 v\u00e0 h\u1eadu thu\u1eabn anh ta\\\". \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c x\u00e9t x\u1eed t\u00f4i, Hunt n\u00f3i: \\\"T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n g\u00e3 n\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i b\u1ecb treo c\u1ed5 n\u1ebfu vi\u1ec7c \u1ea5y c\u00f3 l\u1ee3i cho ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n\\\". Trong m\u1ed9t th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o g\u1eedi cho Haldeman, gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u Hunt, \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn: \\\"T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ean kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i[142] v\u1edbi anh r\u1eb1ng Hunt l\u00e0 qu\u00e2n s\u01b0 c\u1ee7a CIA trong v\u1ee5 V\u1ecbnh Con L\u1ee3n\\\". M\u1ed9t l\u1eddi gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 - nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111o\u00e1n bi\u1ebft t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 - nh\u01b0ng th\u1ef1c ch\u1ea5t l\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3. Hunt \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn vi\u1ec7c v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y 7-7. Tuy nhi\u00ean theo Nixon, l\u00fd do quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh tuy\u1ec3n Hunt l\u1ea1i ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 c\u00e2u n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp sau c\u1ee7a Colson, \\\"Anh ta n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i t\u1eeb r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u01a1i b\u00e0y ra, Kennedy h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t m\u1eb7t\\\". T\u1edd Th\u1eddi b\u00e1o \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u0103ng t\u1ea3i lo\u1ea1t b\u00e0i v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ea3o ch\u00ednh Di\u1ec7m ngay trong s\u1ed1 b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean sau khi To\u00e0 \u00e1n T\u1ed1i cao thu h\u1ed3i l\u1ec7nh \u0111\u00ecnh ch\u1ec9 xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n. T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u1eabn th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng, ch\u1eebng \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u01a1i b\u00e0y th\u1ef1c ch\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n Kennedy. Hunt \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c giao nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 l\u1ee5c t\u00ecm trong \u0111\u1ed1ng h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 c\u1ee7a B\u1ed9 Ngo\u1ea1i giao v\u00e0 CIA nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u00edn theo k\u00eanh kh\u00f4ng ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u1ebfp v\u00e0o lo\u1ea1i t\u1ed1i m\u1eadt m\u00e0 t\u1edd Th\u1eddi b\u00e1o v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a n\u1eafm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0 qua \u0111\u00f3 \\\"ch\u1ec9 ra s\u1ef1 d\u00ednh l\u00edu tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp\\\"[143] c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng Kennedy v\u00e0o v\u1ee5 \u00e1m s\u00e1t Di\u1ec7m. Kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4ng tin n\u00e0o. Hunt cho r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb xo\u00e1 s\u1ea1ch. Colson khi \u0111\u00f3 khuy\u1ebfn kh\u00edch Hunt \\\"n\u00e2ng c\u1ea5p c\u00e1c h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 s\u1eb5n c\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch l\u00e0m gi\u1ea3 c\u00e1c b\u1ee9c \u0111i\u1ec7n g\u00e2y b\u1ea5t l\u1ee3i nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n cho T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng Kennedy. V\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n ngh\u1ec1 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c sau th\u1eddi gian l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf CIA c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, anh ta l\u00e0m gi\u1ea3 hai \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u00edn v\u00e0 Colson \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp cho Hunt trao ch\u00fang cho m\u1ed9t tay ph\u00f3ng vi\u00ean t\u1edd t\u1ea1p ch\u00ed Life. Tay ph\u00f3ng vi\u00ean n\u00e0y t\u1ecf ra \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t th\u00edch th\u00fa v\u00e0 t\u1ecf \u00fd mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u0103ng l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean t\u1ea1p ch\u00ed Life. Tuy nhi\u00ean Hunt \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o v\u1edbi Colson r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu b\u1ecb th\u1ea9m \u0111\u1ecbnh, t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u gi\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea5y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u1eefng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. L\u00fac \u0111\u1ea5y Hunt v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a l\u00e0m gi\u1ea3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ki\u1ec3u gi\u1ea5y in c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng, v\u00e0 \\\"sau v\u1ee5 Alger Hiss, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng h\u01a1n v\u1edbi c\u00e1c t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u \u0111\u00e1nh m\u00e1y\\\". V\u00ec th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u00e0i b\u00e1o n\u00e0o l\u00ean trang v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u gi\u1ea3 m\u1ea1o \u0111\u00f3 n\u1eb1m l\u1ea1i trong k\u00e9t an to\u00e0n c\u1ee7a Hunt t\u1ea1i Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng cho m\u00e3i t\u1edbi v\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ed9t nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n Watergate. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n n\u1eb1m trong danh s\u00e1ch h\u01b0\u1edfng l\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a Colson nh\u01b0ng t\u1eeb ng\u00e0y 17-7, Hunt \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thuy\u00ean chuy\u1ec3n sang m\u1ed9t \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb \u0111i\u1ec1u tra \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t (SIU), do T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp v\u00e0 tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp giao nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 th\u00f4ng qua C\u1ed1 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ed1i n\u1ed9i, John Ehrlichman. \u0110\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u SIU l\u00e0 Egil Krogh, m\u1ed9t tr\u1ee3 t\u00e1 cho Ehrlichman, David Young, tr\u1ee3 t\u00e1 cho Kissinger, ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd gi\u00e1m s\u00e1t c\u00e1c ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a Hunt v\u00e0 G. Gordon Liddy, m\u1ed9t c\u1ef1u nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean FBI. Nh\u00f3m n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ecbch s\u1eed bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi c\u00e1i t\u00ean l\u00e0 \\\"Th\u1ee3 s\u1eeda \u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng\\\" do m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f9a c\u1ee7a nh\u00f3m. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecd h\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a David Young sau khi \u0111\u1ecdc tr\u00ean t\u1edd Th\u1eddi b\u00e1o n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng Young \u0111ang \\\"v\u00e1 v\u00edu\\\" c\u00e1c r\u00f2 r\u1ec9 t\u1ea1i Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i: \\\"\u00d4ng","n\u1ed9i s\u1ebd t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o v\u1ec1 c\u1eadu cho xem[144]\u2026 \u00f4ng l\u00e0 th\u1ee3 s\u1eeda \u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e0\\\". T\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 Young \u0111em treo tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng s\u1ed1 16 tr\u00ean c\u0103n g\u00e1c c\u1ee7a To\u00e0 nh\u00e0 V\u0103n ph\u00f2ng H\u00e0nh ch\u00ednh, n\u01a1i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i b\u00ed m\u1eadt, l\u1ebd ra kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ec3n hi\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m bi\u1ec3n c\u00f3 ghi \u00f4ng Young. Th\u1ee3 s\u1eeda \u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. S\u1edf d\u0129 h\u1ecd m\u1ec9a mai t\u1ef1 g\u1ecdi m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 \\\"th\u1ee3 s\u1eeda \u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc\\\" v\u00ec ch\u1ee9c n\u0103ng ch\u00ednh c\u1ee7a nh\u00f3m n\u00e0y l\u00e0 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh r\u00f2 r\u1ec9 k\u00e9p nh\u01b0 T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng y\u00eau c\u1ea7u. V\u00ec th\u1ebf c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a Hunt l\u00e0 c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 c\u00e1c b\u1ee9c \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u00edn b\u00ed m\u1eadt - m\u00e0 th\u1ef1c ch\u1ea5t l\u00e0 \\\"n\u00e2ng c\u1ea5p\\\" ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0m gi\u1ea3 ch\u00fang - c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng Kennedy v\u00e0 Di\u1ec7m. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u00f4ng ta s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng nh\u1eefng l\u1ed1t ngu\u1ef5 trang v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng gi\u1ea3 do CIA cung c\u1ea5p l\u00e0 trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec1u tra l\u00e9n l\u00fat v\u1ec1 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a Ted Kennedy trong tai n\u1ea1n t\u1ea1i Chappaquiddick, v\u00e0 hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 \u0111i\u1ec1u tra s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 ra ngo\u00e0i nh\u1eb1m ho\u1eb7c thao t\u00fang ho\u1eb7c g\u00e2y \u00e1p l\u1ef1c v\u1edbi Kennedy. Nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 th\u1ee9 hai, thu th\u1eadp th\u00f4ng tin, v\u1eabn theo m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n l\u00e9n l\u00fat, v\u1ec1 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n t\u00f4i v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 c\u00e1c th\u00f4ng tin \u0111\u00f3 ra. \u0110\u00e2y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ea1ch ra trong m\u1ed9t th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o c\u1ee7a Hunt g\u1eedi Colson v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y 28-7-1972. B\u1ea3n ghi nh\u1edb n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4ng khai g\u1ea7n hai n\u0103m sau \u0111\u00f3 nh\u1edd m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c th\u1ea9m v\u1ea5n trong ph\u00f2ng x\u1eed \u00e1n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Ti\u00eau \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a b\u1ea3n ghi nh\u1edb \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \\\"Trung l\u1eadp ho\u00e1 Ellsberg\\\". M\u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u Hunt vi\u1ebft: \\\"T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t khung k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng, m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng t\u1eadp h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 v\u1ec1 Ellsberg, trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ch\u1ee9a t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c th\u00f4ng tin c\u00f4ng khai, b\u00ed m\u1eadt v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u00f4ng tin nh\u1ea1y c\u1ea3m v\u1edbi uy t\u00edn c\u1ee7a Ellsberg. \u0110\u00e2y s\u1ebd l\u00e0 c\u00f4ng c\u1ee5 c\u01a1 b\u1ea3n quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ebd d\u00f9ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o nh\u1eb1m hu\u1ef7 ho\u1ea1i h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f4ng ch\u00fang v\u00e0 h\u1ea1 th\u1ea5p uy t\u00edn c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta\\\". Ti\u1ebfp theo \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t danh s\u00e1ch t\u00e1m \\\"\u0111\u1ec1 m\u1ee5c\\\" \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t t\u00ean l\u00e0 \\\"mong mu\u1ed1n\\\", qua \u0111\u00f3 x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh nh\u1eefng ngu\u1ed3n th\u00f4ng tin c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd h\u1eefu \u00edch, r\u1ea5t \u0111a d\u1ea1ng, bao g\u1ed3m t\u1eeb c\u00e1c t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u1eed l\u00fd th\u00f4ng tin m\u1eadt \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n v\u1edbi v\u1ee3 c\u0169 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p c\u0169 t\u1ea1i Rand v\u00e0 ISA. Hai trong s\u1ed1 c\u00e1c m\u1ee5c n\u00e0y l\u00e0 \\\"Y\u00eau c\u1ea7u CIA b\u00ed m\u1eadt ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 t\u00e2m l\u00fd v\u1edbi Ellsberg\\\" v\u00e0, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1m b\u00e1o, \\\"Thu th\u1eadp h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 v\u1ec1 Ellsberg t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng ph\u00e2n t\u00edch b\u1ec7nh t\u00e2m th\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a anh ta\\\". Khuy\u1ebfn ngh\u1ecb cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ed9t nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng b\u00e1c s\u1ef9 ph\u00e2n t\u00e2m tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i t\u1ea1i Beverly Hill, \u00f4ng Lewis Fielding. C\u00f3 l\u00fd do h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi coi \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng n\u00e0y c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c thu nh\u1eadn Howard Hunt l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 m\u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u cho qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh l\u1ee5n b\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n Nixon. Tuy nhi\u00ean ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00e1n \u0111o\u00e1n ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u01a1 \u0111\u1eb1ng sau ha\u1ec9 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng tr\u00ean v\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn c\u00e1c ph\u00e1n \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111i qu\u00e1 xa. C\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed9 tin c\u1eady nhi\u1ec1u nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u c\u1ee7a Egil Krogh v\u1ec1 m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a SIU v\u00e0 v\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ed9t nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a Fielding. \u00d4ng n\u00e0y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 tr\u00e1ch SIU nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi c\u0169ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t lu\u00f4n th\u00e0nh th\u1ef1c, th\u1eb3ng th\u1eafn. \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 khai nh\u1eadn tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Gerhart Gesell t\u1ea1i to\u00e0[145] t\u1ed9i ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea1o v\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ed9t nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 Fielding, tr\u00ecnh b\u00e0y c\u00e1c m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch c\u1ee7a v\u1ee5 tr\u1ed9m v\u00e0 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng th\u00f4ng","tin thu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c sau \u0111\u00f3. \\\"Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1ea1ch ra r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau cho chi\u1ebfn d\u1ecbch n\u00e0y\\\". M\u1ed9t trong s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng b\u1ecb truy t\u1ed1 ra to\u00e0 c\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn Ti\u1ebfn s\u0129 Ellsberg ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 th\u00eam n\u1eefa nh\u1eefng t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u m\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng, hay n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec \u00f4ng ta s\u1ebd im l\u1eb7ng\\\". \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng h\u1ee3p l\u00fd n\u1ebfu \u0111\u1eb7t ngo\u00e0i b\u1ed1i c\u1ea3nh cu\u1ed9c th\u1ea3o lu\u1eadn gi\u1eefa Kissinger v\u00e0 T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng ng\u00e0y 27-7, m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi Hunt th\u1ea3o ra k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch cho m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec1u tra ngo\u00e0i lu\u1eadt nh\u1eb1m \\\"trung l\u1eadp ho\u00e1 Ellsberg\\\": Kissinger: T\u00f4i cho l\u00e0 Mitchell n\u00ean ho\u00e3n l\u1ea1i[146] vi\u1ec7c x\u00e9t x\u1eed Ellsberg cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u00fang ta d\u00f9 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0y hay c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c kh\u00e9p l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn tranh Vi\u1ec7t Nam. B\u1edfi v\u00ec t\u00ean kh\u1ed1n ki\u1ebfp \u1ea5y. \u0110\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 hy v\u1ecdng - T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft h\u1eafn kh\u00e1 r\u00f5\u2026 T\u00f4i ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng h\u1eafn ta v\u1eabn c\u00f2n gi\u1ea5u gi\u1ebfm th\u00f4ng tin kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa\u2026.T\u00f4i c\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0 h\u1eafn ta \u00e9m l\u1ea1i cho phi\u00ean to\u00e0. V\u00ec h\u1eafn c\u00f3 trong tay c\u00e1c b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng v\u1ec1 t\u1ed9i \u00e1c chi\u1ebfn tranh c\u1ee7a M\u1ef9. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng: \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c. Kissinger: H\u1eafn ta s\u1ebd h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng: Ho\u00e3n l\u1ea1i \u01b0, phi\u00ean to\u00e0 n\u00e0y\u2026 Kissinger: Th\u1ee9 hai, ch\u1edd khi ch\u00fang ta ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn n\u00e0y, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd tr\u00fat h\u1ebft l\u00ean Ellsberg. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd \u1edf th\u1ebf m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n - v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai bu\u1ed3n nh\u1edb g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ed9i \u00e1c chi\u1ebfn tranh n\u1eefa. Ellsberg, \u0111\u1ed3 b\u1ec9 \u1ed5i! Tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Gesel v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng gi\u00eang n\u0103m 1974, Krogh khai nh\u1eadn l\u00e0 c\u00e1c \\\"m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch ti\u1ec1m n\u0103ng\\\" c\u1ee7a th\u00f4ng tin thu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eeb v\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ed9t nh\u1eadp r\u1ea5t \\\"\u0111a d\u1ea1ng\\\". \\\"\u0110\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ea7u[147] l\u00e0 ng\u0103n ch\u1eb7n ti\u1ebfn s\u0129 Ellsberg ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 c\u00e1c th\u00f4ng tin kh\u00e1c v\u00e0 lo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 b\u1ed9 m\u00e1y ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 vi\u1ec7c ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 th\u00f4ng tin c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 E. Howard Hunt, c\u0169ng cho r\u1eb1ng th\u00f4ng tin lo\u1ea1i n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 t\u00e1c d\u1ee5ng bu\u1ed9c Ti\u1ebfn s\u0129 Ellsberg ph\u1ea3i t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh khai. ra nh\u1eefng \u00fd \u0111\u1ed3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh \u0111i\u1ec1u tra l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh l\u00e0 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng c\u00e1c th\u00f4ng tin n\u00e0y h\u1ea1 th\u1ea5p uy t\u00edn c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00e1t ng\u00f4n cho phong tr\u00e0o ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i chi\u1ebfn tranh\\\". Krogh, trong m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi khai kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i r\u00f5 h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng n\u00e0y. Tr\u00e1i v\u1edbi ph\u1ecfng \u0111o\u00e1n trong g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c t\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00ecnh t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi gi\u1edd, \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng coi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau t\u1ed1i quan tr\u1ecdng: \\\"Vi\u1ec7c h\u1ea1 th\u1ea5p uy t\u00edn c\u1ee7a Ti\u1ebfn s\u0129 Ellsberg s\u1ebd c\u00f3 t\u00e1c d\u1ee5ng l\u00e0m ch\u00f9n ch\u00e2n nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1eaft ch\u01b0\u1edbc \u00f4ng ta. N\u00f3 c\u0169ng s\u1ebd h\u1ea1n ch\u1ebf kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta k\u00edch \u0111\u1ed9ng tinh th\u1ea7n ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1i ch\u00ednh s\u00e1ch Vi\u1ec7t Nam m\u00e0 T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng Nixon \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn. S\u1ef1 t\u1ef1 do c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng theo \u0111u\u1ed5i ch\u00ednh s\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ed1i ngo\u1ea1i m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c coi l\u00e0 c\u1ed1t t\u1eed c\u1ee7a An ninh qu\u1ed1c gia. Do \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ed9t trong c\u00e1c m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau \u0111\u1eb7t ra cho SIU v\u00e0 v\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ed9t nh\u1eadp l\u00e0 thu th\u1eadp tin t\u1ee9c ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 Nixon \u0111\u00e3 giao ph\u00f3 cho Mitchell, Colson, v\u00e0 Hunt: tung ra d\u01b0 lu\u1eadn c\u00e1c th\u00f4ng tin \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 \\\"m\u01b0\u1ee3n b\u00e1o ch\u00ed","\u0111\u1ec3 k\u1ebft t\u1ed9i (t\u00f4i)\\\". Tuy nhi\u00ean, theo l\u1eddi Egil Krogh (sau n\u00e0y \u00f4ng ta kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u1edbi t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf), \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0 m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch ch\u00ednh c\u1ee7a t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c nh\u1eb1m v\u00e0o t\u00f4i v\u00e0 k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ed9t nh\u1eadp ri\u00eang r\u1ebd v\u00e0o v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 ph\u00e2n t\u00e2m c\u0169 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Trong m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi khai v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1974 c\u1ee7a Krogh, \u00f4ng ta nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i: \\\"T\u00f4i nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 t\u1eadp trung v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c ng\u0103n ch\u1eb7n nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 m\u1edbi c\u1ee7a Ellsberg v\u00e0 tri\u1ec7t ti\u00eau b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 b\u1ed9 m\u00e1y n\u00e0o \u00f4ng ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ef1ng l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 \u00fd \u0111\u1ed3 n\u00e0y c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Theo nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u th\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 trung t\u00e2m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c giao ph\u00f3 cho \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb ch\u00fang t\u00f4i\\\". C\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec l\u00e0 hoang t\u01b0\u1edfng khi c\u1ea3 T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng Nixon v\u00e0 Henry Kissinger \u0111\u1ec1u nghi ng\u1ea1i t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a ra c\u00e1c t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u t\u1ed1i m\u1eadt kh\u00e1c \u0111e do\u1ea1 \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00ednh s\u00e1ch Vi\u1ec7t Nam c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. C\u1ee9 d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng g\u00ec Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng ngh\u1ecb s\u1ef9 Mathias \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Kissinger - nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ta l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecd nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y t\u1eadn m\u1eaft b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u n\u00e0o - c\u1ea3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u cho r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i \u0111ang n\u1eafm gi\u1eef nh\u1eefng t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u m\u1eadt v\u1ec1 Vi\u1ec7t Nam, l\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eeb NSC, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1. Nixon v\u00e0 Kissinger kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 so\u1ea1n ra (theo y\u00eau c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a Nixon), \u0111\u00e3 sao ch\u1ee5p v\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 Rand, cho n\u00ean gi\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ecbnh duy nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t ai \u0111\u00f3 t\u1eebng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u1ea1i NSC v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1969, ho\u1eb7c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y v\u1eabn c\u00f2n l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 v\u1eabn c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng trao cho t\u00f4i nh\u1eefng t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u kh\u00e1c. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed cho d\u00f9 v\u1ec1 sau ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y c\u00f3 ra kh\u1ecfi NSC, c\u00e1c k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u0169ng v\u1eabn \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ea1ch ra t\u1eeb n\u0103m 1969, chi ti\u1ebft v\u1edbi t\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc leo thang l\u00e0 ch\u1ed7 d\u1ef1a nh\u1eb1m b\u00ed m\u1eadt \u0111e do\u1ea1 H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng leo thang \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e0 s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n, trong th\u1eddi gian t\u1eeb n\u0103m 1969 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u0103m 1971. Nh\u1eefng k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch d\u1ef1 ph\u00f2ng[148], s\u1ef1 \u0111e do\u1ea1, v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ee3t leo thang chi\u1ebfn tranh t\u1ea1i Campuchia v\u00e0 L\u00e0o, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1eef k\u00edn - kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eb1m che gi\u1ea5u ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i hay c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ed3ng minh C\u1ed9ng s\u1ea3n, m\u00e0 ch\u00ednh Qu\u1ed1c h\u1ed9i v\u00e0 d\u01b0 lu\u1eadn M\u1ef9 - ch\u00ednh b\u1edfi v\u00ec n\u1ebfu c\u00f4ng khai, theo d\u1ef1 \u0111o\u00e1n b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd s\u00e2u s\u1eafc c\u1ee7a Krogh, s\u1ebd \u0111e do\u1ea1 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng coi l\u00e0 \\\"c\u1ed1t t\u1eed c\u1ee7a an ninh qu\u1ed1c gia\\\": \\\"S\u1ef1 t\u1ef1 do c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng theo \u0111u\u1ed5i ch\u00ednh s\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ed1i ngo\u1ea1i m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn\\\". T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng cho r\u1eb1ng Nixon \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 ngh\u0129 t\u00f4i ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 m\u1ed1i \u0111e do\u1ea1 v\u1edbi \\\"an ninh qu\u1ed1c gia\\\", n\u1ebfu b\u1ed1n ch\u1eef \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ecbnh ngh\u0129a \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i th\u1ebf. V\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, t\u00f4i \u0111e do\u1ea1 c\u00f4ng khai m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00e0 n\u1ebfu t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u00fang v\u1ec1 n\u00f3, n\u1ec1n d\u00e2n ch\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng cho ph\u00e9p T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng t\u1ef1 do kh\u00f4ng e ng\u1ea1i \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec theo \u0111u\u1ed5i chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00e0y. V\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi, th\u00f4ng tin thu th\u1eadp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eeb v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 ph\u00e2n t\u00e2m s\u1ebd c\u00f3 \u00edch g\u00ec v\u1edbi k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch \\\"ng\u0103n ch\u1eb7n c\u00e1c ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 m\u1edbi\\\"? T\u00f4i m\u1edbi ch\u1ec9 m\u1eadp m\u1edd hi\u1ec3u \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, cho m\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u0103m 1975 khi Taylor Branch, ph\u00f3ng vi\u00ean v\u00e0 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn gi\u1ea3i th\u01b0\u1edfng v\u0103n h\u1ecdc Pulitzer vi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 ti\u1ec3u s\u1eed Martin Luther King Jr, cho t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. Trong n\u0103m \u0111\u00f3, Branch v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, George Crile \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Cuba c\u00f3 li\u00ean h\u1ec7 v\u1edbi Howard Hunt qua m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1t c\u00e1c k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch phi\u00eau l\u01b0u, b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb v\u1ee5 V\u1ecbnh Con L\u1ee3n. C\u00f3","Eugenio Martinez v\u00e0 Bemard Barker, c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 tham gia v\u00e0o v\u1ee5 tr\u1ed9m t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 b\u00e1c s\u0129 Fielding, v\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n Watergate (v\u00e0 trong c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t \u00e2m m\u01b0u \u00e1m s\u00e1t t\u00f4i v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1972, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i chi ti\u1ebft trong ch\u01b0\u01a1ng sau). H\u1ecd cho Branch hay r\u1eb1ng, trong n\u0103m 1971 h\u1ecd c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm c\u00e1c th\u00f4ng tin c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n m\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9, d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 g\u00e2y \u00e1p l\u1ef1c bu\u1ed9c t\u00f4i khai ra nh\u1eefng b\u00ed m\u1eadt v\u1eabn c\u00f2n n\u1eafm gi\u1eef c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ebfn An ninh qu\u1ed1c gia. H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng b\u00ed m\u1eadt \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec, ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i l\u00e0 \\\"k\u1ebb ph\u1ea3n qu\u1ed1c\\\". C\u0169ng v\u1edbi m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch n\u00e0y, h\u1ecd c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c giao t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u v\u1ec1 ch\u00ednh b\u00e1c s\u0129 Fielding trong h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng thay \u0111\u1ed5i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u00e0 cung c\u1ea5p cho FBI c\u00e1c th\u00f4ng tin c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Bi\u1ebft nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y v\u1ee1 l\u1ebd ra nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi gi\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ecbnh ng\u00e2y th\u01a1 r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c b\u1ec7nh \u00e1n vi\u1ebft tay c\u1ee7a b\u00e1c s\u0129 ph\u00e2n t\u00e2m l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 ch\u1ee9a c\u00e1c th\u00f4ng tin SIU c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn. Bu\u1ed9c ch\u00ednh v\u1ecb b\u00e1c s\u0129 ph\u00e2n t\u00edch t\u00e2m l\u00fd \u1ea5y n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00f2n hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3 h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u. Th\u1ef1c ch\u1ea5t, Barker \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n t\u1edd Harper s r\u1eb1ng sau khi xem x\u00e9t b\u00e1o c\u00e1o n\u1ed9p thu\u1ebf thu nh\u1eadp c\u1ee7a Fielding, anh ta \\\"c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 v\u1ecb b\u00e1c s\u0129 t\u1eed t\u1ebf n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 ngh\u0129a v\u1ee5 thu\u1ebf\\\". Ngo\u00e0i ra, song song v\u1edbi t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm th\u00f4ng tin v\u1ec1 t\u00f4i, b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd c\u00f2n nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u v\u1ec1 v\u1ee3 v\u00e0 c\u00e1c con t\u00f4i, m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch kh\u00f4ng g\u00ec kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i thao t\u00fang t\u00f4i. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y, \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng lo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 c\u00e1c th\u00f4ng tin ho\u1eb7c do Fielding cung c\u1ea5p ho\u1eb7c t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y qua h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 b\u1ec7nh \u00e1n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. C\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd do ch\u00ednh Colson th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n (nh\u01b0 trong m\u1ed9t ghi nh\u1edb c\u1ee7a SIU v\u00e0o th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m \u0111\u00f3). Tuy nhi\u00ean, nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng g\u00ec Krog cho l\u00e0 ch\u1ee9c n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a SIU, s\u1ebd h\u1ee3p l\u00fd h\u01a1n n\u1ebfu th\u1ea5y kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 th\u00f4ng tin l\u00e0 r\u1ea5t \u00edt so v\u1edbi h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111e do\u1ea1 s\u1ebd ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9. Branch cho hay l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 c\u00e1c k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch chi ti\u1ebft kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea3o lu\u1eadn. \u0110\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc nguy c\u01a1 c\u00e1c th\u00f4ng tin nh\u1ea1y c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh b\u1ecb l\u1ed9 ra ngo\u00e0i, \u00edt nh\u1ea5t t\u00f4i c\u0169ng s\u1ebd ch\u00f9n ch\u00e2n. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed h\u1ecd c\u00f2n hy v\u1ecdng t\u00f4i b\u1ecf \u0111i s\u1ed1ng l\u01b0u vong, \u1edf Cuba, hay Algeria, nh\u01b0 g\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a Eldridge Cleaver ho\u1eb7c Timothy Leary, ho\u1eb7c khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 s\u00e1t (l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u FBI mong m\u1ecfi nh\u1ea5t khi h\u1ecd g\u1eedi \u0111\u1ebfn cho Martin Luther King. Jr cu\u1ed1n b\u0103ng nghe tr\u1ed9m c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c phi\u00eau l\u01b0u t\u00ecnh \u00e1i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng). T\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00ecnh khi \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 thao t\u00fang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00f4i. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu h\u1ecd c\u00f3 hy v\u1ecdng th\u00ec c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec l\u00e0 v\u00f4 l\u00fd. Kh\u00f4ng g\u00ec l\u00e0 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn c\u1ea3, Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee3t nh\u1eadn ra nguy c\u01a1 \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi ch\u00ednh s\u00e1ch chi\u1ebfn tranh h\u1ecd \u0111ang b\u00ed m\u1eadt ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh n\u1ebfu n\u00f3 b\u1ecb ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9.","Ch\u00fa th\u00edch: [106] \\\"Theo d\u01b0 lu\u1eadn\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 Kissinger, 15:09, 13 th\u00e1ng 6, 1971, Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c. C\u1ee5c h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 An ninh qu\u1ed1c gia. [107] \\\"L\u00e0o v\u00e0 Campuchia\\\" - s\u0111d. [108] \\\"Th\u01b0a T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i B\u1ed9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng T\u01b0 ph\u00e1p\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 Ehrlichman, 19:13, 14 th\u00e1ng 6, 1971, \u0110i\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e0m Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c. C\u1ee5c h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 An ninh qu\u1ed1c gia. [109] \\\"L\u1eddi c\u1ea3nh c\u00e1o s\u01a1 b\u1ed9\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 Mitchell, 19:19, 14 th\u00e1ng 6, 1971, \u0111i\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e0m Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c. C\u1ee5c h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 An ninh qu\u1ed1c gia. [110] \\\"L\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a to\u00e0 \u00e1n ch\u1ec9\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng, Haldeman v\u00e0 Ziegler, 10:39, 16 th\u00e1ng 6, 1971, h\u1ed9i tho\u1ea1i Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c 522-2. [111] \\\"m\u1edb t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u d\u00ednh d\u00e1ng t\u1edbi Kennedy\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 Ziegler, 24:59, 16 th\u00e1ng 6, 1971, h\u1ed9i tho\u1ea1i Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c 522-7. [112] T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng, Kissinger, Ehrlichman v\u00e0 Haldeman, 17:15, 17 th\u00e1ng 7, 1971, h\u1ed9i tho\u1ea1i Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c 525-1. [113] Sau khi Kissinger \u0111i kh\u1ecfi: T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi Colson, 18:21, 17 th\u00e1ng 7, 1971, Bi\u00ean b\u1ea3n \u0111i\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e0m Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng, Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c 525-1. [114] \\\"\u0110\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 cho ph\u00e9p\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 Colson, 18:21, 15 th\u00e1ng 7, 1971, \u0111i\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e0m Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c, C\u1ee5c h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 An ninh qu\u1ed1c gia. [115] \\\"\u2026 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c h\u00ecnh l\u1edbn\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng, Haldeman, Ehrlichman v\u00e0 Mitchell, 17:09, 22 th\u00e1ng 6, 1971, Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c. [116] \\\"T\u00f4i bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady\\\" - Tr\u00edch l\u1ea1i trong Ungar, 186 [117] \\\"t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng, Haldeman v\u00e0 Ziegler, 9:38, 24 th\u00e1ng 6, 1971, Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c. Kutler, trang 5. [118] \\\"Qu\u1ef7 tha ma b\u1eaft, ph\u1ea3i t\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t t\u00ean n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0o t\u1eeb\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 Haldeman, 9:56 s\u00e1ng, 15 th\u00e1ng 6, 1971, Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c. [119] \\\"C\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng, Mitchell v\u00e0 Ziegler, 15:45, 15 th\u00e1ng 6, 1971, h\u1ed9i tho\u1ea1i Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c, 521-9. [120] \\\"T\u1ea1i sao FBI ch\u01b0a\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng, Ziegler v\u00e0 Haldeman, 14:42, 17 th\u00e1ng 6, 1971, Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c. [121] \\\"T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng, ng\u00e0i c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea1nh tay\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng, Kissinger v\u00e0 Ziegler, 22:39, 15 th\u00e1ng 6, 1971, h\u1ed9i tho\u1ea1i Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c 520-4. [122] \\\"C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng l\u00fd do \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t\\\" - Li\u00ean quan t\u1edbi c\u00e1c r\u00f2 r\u1ec9 v\u1ec1 Campuchia, L\u00e0o ho\u1eb7c chi\u1ebfn d\u1ecbch Th\u1ef1c \u0111\u01a1n, xem T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng, Haig v\u00e0 Kissinger, 14 th\u00e1ng 6, 1971, Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c; T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 Haldeman, 23:04, 23 th\u00e1ng 6, Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c; T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 Kissinger, 30 th\u00e1ng 6, Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c; T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 Haldeman, 8:45, 1 th\u00e1ng 7, Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c; T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 Ehrlichman, 10:58, 8 th\u00e1ng 10, Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c. [123] \\\"B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 khi n\u00e0o\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 Kissinger, 15:09, 23 th\u00e1ng 6,","1971, \u0111i\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e0m Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c. [124] \\\"M\u1ed9t ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00f2ng d\u00e2n\\\" - Foerstel, tr. 11, tr\u00edch d\u1eabn C\u00e1c b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a James Madison, 9, ch\u1ee7 bi\u00ean Gaillard Hunt (New York: NXB Putnam, 1900-10), trang 103 [125] \\\"C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng, Mitchell v\u00e0 Kissinger, 14:55, 23 th\u00e1ng 6, 1971, Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c. Kutler, trang 6. [126] \\\"h\u00e0ng x\u1ec7p t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 Kissinger, 14:31, 13 th\u00e1ng 6, 1971, Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c. [127]\\\"L\u00fac tr\u01b0\u1edbc\\\", \\\"T\u1ea1i sao \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp t\u1edbi\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng, Mitchell v\u00e0 Kissinger, 14:55, 30 th\u00e1ng 6, 1971, Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c. [128] \\\"Daniel Ellsberg l\u00e0 k\u1ebb nguy hi\u1ec3m nh\u1ea5t\\\" - tr\u00edch trong Hersh, tr. 385. [129] \\\"\u0110\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac ph\u1ea3i h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng\\\" - tr\u00edch trong s\u0111d, trang 330. [130] \\\"Nh\u01b0ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ea5t an to\u00e0n\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 Kissinger, 14:31, 23 th\u00e1ng 6, 1971, Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c. [131] \\\"Vi\u1ec7c kh\u00f3 l\u00e0\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng, Haldeman, Colson v\u00e0 Ehrlichman, 10:28, 1 th\u00e1ng 7, 1971, Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c. Kutler, trang 10. [132]\\\"Mathias v\u1eabn \u0111ang ch\u01a1i tr\u00f2 m\u00e8o v\u1eddn chu\u1ed9t\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng, Mitchell, Ehrlichman v\u00e0 Haldeman, 11: 47, 6 th\u00e1ng 6, 1971, Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c (tr\u00edch H\u1ed3 s\u01a1 \u0110\u1ed9i chuy\u1ec7n tr\u00e1ch kh\u1edfi t\u1ed1 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t v\u1ee5 Watergate, h\u1ed9i tho\u1ea1i 538-015, b\u0103ng ghi \u00e2m Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng). [133]\\\"c\u00e1i tr\u00f2 tr\u1ebb con\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 Ehrlichman, 11:09, 20 th\u00e1ng 7, 1971, Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c. [134] \\\"Ellsberg \u0111\u00e3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng, Mitchell, Ehrlichman v\u00e0 Haldeman, 11:47, 6 th\u00e1ng 6, 1971. [135] \\\"V\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 Mathias\\\" - s\u0111d. [136] \\\"Th\u1ef1c ra m\u00e0 n\u00f3i, n\u1ebfu Mitchell th\u00f4i\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng, Haldeman v\u00e0 Colson, 9:15, 2 th\u00e1ng 7, 1971, Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c. Kutler, trang 5. [137] \\\"m\u1ed9t nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng, Haldeman, Colson v\u00e0 Ehrlichman, 10:28, 1 th\u00e1ng 7, 1971, Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c. Kutler, trang 10. [138]\\\"Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u hi\u1ec3u, \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 Haldeman, 15:09, 14 th\u00e1ng 6, 1971, Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c. C\u1ee5c h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 An ninh qu\u1ed1c gia. [139] \\\"\u2026 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eadp t\u1eaft v\u1ee5 \\\"Algerl Hiss\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng, Haldeman v\u00e0 Kissinger, 8:45, 1 th\u00e1ng 7, 1971, Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c. Kutler, trang 7. [140] \\\"m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng, Haldeman, Colson v\u00e0 Ehrli(.hman, 10:28, 1 th\u00e1ng 7, 1971, Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c. Kutler, trang 13. [141] \\\"Anh c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 anh ta\\\" - Bi\u00ean b\u1ea3n \u0111i\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e0m c\u1ee7a Charles Colson v\u1edbi Howard Hunt, 1 th\u00e1ng 7, 1971, T\u00e0i li\u1ec7u Watergate, h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3. [142] \\\"T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ean\\\" - Th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o c\u1ee7a Charles Colson g\u1eedi H. R. H. Tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: Howard Hunt, 2 th\u00e1ng 7, 1971, s\u0111d.","[143] \\\"ch\u1ec9 ra s\u1ef1 d\u00ednh l\u00edu tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp\\\" - Bi\u00ean b\u1ea3n cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a E. Howard Hunt tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0110\u1ea1i b\u1ed3i th\u1ea9m \u0111o\u00e0n, 2 th\u00e1ng 5, 1973, s\u0111d. [144]\\\"\u00d4ng n\u1ed9i s\u1ebd t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o v\u1ec1 c\u1eadu\\\" - tr\u00edch trong Lukas, trang 101-2. [145]\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 khai nh\u1eadn tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Gerhart Gesell t\u1ea1i to\u00e0: L\u1eddi khai tr\u01b0\u1edbc To\u00e0 \u00e1n Ti\u1ec1n k\u1ebft \u00e1n, 22 th\u00e1ng 1, 1974. Nathaniel Akerman cung c\u1ea5p. [146]\\\"T\u00f4i cho l\u00e0 Mitchell n\u00ean\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 Kissinger, 14:20, 27 th\u00e1ng 7, 1971, Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c. [147] \\\"\u0110\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean, m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0\\\"; \\\"L\u00e0m Ellsberg m\u1ea5t uy t\u00edn\\\"; \\\"T\u00f4i nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng\\\" - L\u1eddi khai tr\u01b0\u1edbc To\u00e0 \u00e1n Ti\u1ec1n k\u1ebft \u00e1n. [148]Li\u00ean quan t\u1edbi c\u00e1c r\u00f2 r\u1ec9 v\u1ec1 k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch d\u1ef1 ph\u00f2ng, bao g\u1ed3m k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch phong to\u1ea3 H\u1ea3i Ph\u00f2ng v\u00e0 n\u00e9m bom c\u00e1c k\u00eanh \u0111\u00e0o: T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 Kissinger, 13 th\u00e1ng 6, 15 th\u00e1ng 6, 30 th\u00e1ng 6, 1971; T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng, Kissinger v\u00e0 Haldeman, 30 th\u00e1ng 6, 1971.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng\t32\t(\tH\u1ebft\t) K\u1ebft\tTh\u00fac\tM\u1ed9t\tPhi\u00ean\tTo\u00e0 Ng\u00e0y 27-4-1973, m\u1edf m\u00e0n ng\u00e0y x\u00e9t x\u1eed th\u1ee9 t\u00e1m m\u01b0\u01a1i Anthony Russo v\u00e0 t\u00f4i, th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Mathew Byrne chuy\u1ec3n cho b\u00ean b\u1ecb c\u00e1o m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3n ghi nh\u1edb nh\u1eadn t\u1eeb B\u1ed9 T\u01b0 ph\u00e1p ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Ghi nh\u1edb n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1 ng\u00e0y 16-4 c\u1ee7a c\u00f4ng t\u1ed1 vi\u00ean trong v\u1ee5 Watergate, Earl Silbert g\u1eedi cho tr\u1ee3 l\u00fd B\u1ed9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng T\u01b0 ph\u00e1p Henry E. Petersen. Ghi nh\u1edb m\u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u: \\\"T\u00f4i xin th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o r\u1eb1ng ng\u00e0y ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt, 15-4-1973, t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tin v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian ch\u01b0a x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh, Gordon Liddy v\u00e0 Howard Hunt \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed9t nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 t\u00e2m th\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a Daniel Ellsberg t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm b\u1ec7nh \u00e1n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta\\\". Nh\u00e2n l\u00fac kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t b\u1ed3i th\u1ea9m \u0111o\u00e0n, c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 b\u00e1o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o n\u1ed9i dung b\u1ee9c \u0111i\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. H\u1ecd ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed5 x\u00f4 \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean c\u00e1c m\u00e1y \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i ngo\u00e0i h\u00e0nh lang. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00e1c ph\u00f3ng vi\u00ean ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u1eddi ch\u1ea1y \u0111ua \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a tin, gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t trong c\u00e1c b\u1ed9 phim ng\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Nh\u01b0 l\u1eddi m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 b\u00e1o, h\u1ecd \u0111ang ph\u00e1c ra trong \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1eefng h\u00e0ng t\u00edt tr\u00ean trang nh\u1ea5t nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 \\\"V\u1ee5 Watergate \\\"so g\u0103ng\\\" v\u1edbi v\u1ee5 H\u1ed3 s\u01a1 L\u1ea7u N\u0103m G\u00f3c\\\". D\u01b0 lu\u1eadn v\u00e0 b\u00e1o gi\u1edbi c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn Hunt v\u00e0 Liddy, d\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng th\u1eadt nhi\u1ec1u b\u1eb1ng th\u1eddi gian hai tu\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a phi\u00ean to\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i khi vai tr\u00f2 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd trong v\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ed9t nh\u1eadp t\u1ea1i kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n Watergate b\u1ecb phanh phui. C\u0169ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u1edbi ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Cuba, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 c\u00e1c c\u1ef1u chi\u1ebfn binh trong cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn V\u1ecbnh Con L\u1ee3n v\u00e0 l\u00e0 \\\"nh\u1eefng t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n\\\" c\u1ee7a CIA k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn tranh \u0111\u00f3. Ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 nhanh ch\u00f3ng b\u1ecb ph\u00e1t gi\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9t nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng b\u00e1c s\u1ef9 Fielding theo s\u1ef1 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a Hunt v\u00e0 Liddy. Bemard Barker v\u00e0 Eugenio Martinez b\u1ecb b\u1eaft gi\u1eef ngay t\u1ea1i v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a U\u1ef7 ban Qu\u1ed1c gia \u0110\u1ea3ng D\u00e2n ch\u1ee7 \u1edf kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n Watergate trong ng\u00e0y 17--7-1972. (C\u00f2n l\u1ea1i Felipe de Diego, anh ta c\u0169ng tham gia v\u00e0o v\u1ee5 tr\u1ed9m h\u1ed3i th\u00e1ng N\u0103m t\u1ea1i kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n n\u00e0y). C\u1ea3 Hunt, Barker v\u00e0 Martinez \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn t\u1ed9i, c\u00f2n Liddy \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb bu\u1ed9c t\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed9t nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o Watergate t\u1ea1i phi\u00ean to\u00e0 th\u00e1ng 3-1973 di\u1ec5n ra \u1edf Washington, m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi c\u00f3 tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Byrne v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 \u00e1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng li\u00ean ti\u1ebfp ch\u1ed1i b\u1ecf b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 li\u00ean h\u1ec7 n\u00e0o v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \\\"v\u1ee5 tr\u1ed9m h\u1ea1ng b\u00e9t\\\" ki\u1ec3u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, c\u00f2n c\u00e1c b\u1ecb c\u00e1o c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 bi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t d\u00e2y li\u00ean l\u1ea1c n\u00e0o t\u1edbi c\u1ea5p cao h\u01a1n hay nh\u1eefng vi ph\u1ea1m kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 khi ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 tuy\u00ean th\u1ec7 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0110\u1ea1i b\u1ed3i th\u1ea9m \u0111o\u00e0n v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01b0\u1edfng quy\u1ec1n mi\u1ec5n tr\u1eeb truy t\u1ed1.","Gi\u1ea3 thuy\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Silbert \u0111\u01b0a ra v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 tr\u1ed9m t\u1ea1i kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n Watergate l\u00e0 Liddy \u0111\u00e3 thu\u00ea Hunt v\u00e0 b\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb b\u1eaft t\u1ea1i kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft \\\"c\u00f4ng chuy\u1ec7n ri\u00eang\\\" c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta. Liddy tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a FBI, c\u00f2n hi\u1ec7n gi\u1edd l\u00e0 c\u1ed1 v\u1ea5n ph\u00e1p l\u00fd c\u1ee7a CREEP, U\u1ef7 ban t\u00e1i c\u1eed t\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng (Nixon). Tuy nhi\u00ean th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Byrne kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u00ecnh v\u1edbi c\u00e1ch gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, b\u1edfi v\u00ec trong v\u1eadt d\u1ee5ng c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng t\u00ean tr\u1ed9m n\u00e0y th\u1ea5y ghi ch\u00e9p \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a Hunt \u1edf To\u00e0 nh\u00e0 V\u0103n ph\u00f2ng H\u00e0nh ph\u00e1p. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, \u00f4ng ta c\u00f9ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi li\u00ean quan kh\u00e1c, tr\u1eeb Liddy ra \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean ho\u1eb7c ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c ho\u1eb7c h\u1ee3p \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a CIA. Nghi ng\u1edd l\u00e0 v\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn cho m\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn khi b\u1ecb c\u00e1o James McCord, t\u1eebng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean an ninh cao c\u1ea5p c\u1ee7a CIA \u0111\u00e3 chuy\u1ec3n sang l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c cho CREEP, g\u1eedi l\u00ean cho \u00f4ng m\u1ed9t tin nh\u1eafn tr\u01b0\u1edbc gi\u1edd lu\u1eadn t\u1ed9i, b\u00e1o cho th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n hay r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 khai man tr\u01b0\u1edbc to\u00e0 v\u00e0 c\u00f2n c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c tham gia ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea1o v\u1ee5 tr\u1ed9m t\u1ea1i Watergate. Tuy nhi\u00ean, McCord c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng hay bi\u1ebft g\u00ec v\u1ec1 li\u00ean can c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng. Sau khi \u0111\u1ecdc b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a Silbert, th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Byrne y\u00eau c\u1ea7u c\u00f4ng t\u1ed1 vi\u00ean nhanh ch\u00f3ng trao cho \u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1t c\u00e1c nghi v\u1ea5n, nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 \\\"Hunt v\u00e0 Liddy ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh v\u1ee5 tr\u1ed9m v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch l\u00e0 c\u00e1c nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7? V\u1ee5 tr\u1ed9m do ai d\u00e0n d\u1ef1ng?\\\" Th\u1ee9 hai, ng\u00e0y 30 th\u00e1ng t\u01b0, th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Byrne nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e1o c\u00e1o c\u1ee7a FBI v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n m\u1edbi ng\u00e0y 27-4 v\u1edbi John Ehrlichman, qua \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f4ng khai s\u1ef1 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb \u0111i\u1ec1u tra \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t, \\\"Nh\u00f3m th\u1ee3 s\u1eeda \u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc\\\" m\u00e0 Ehrlichman qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn l\u1ec7nh t\u1eeb T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng. C\u00e2u h\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Byrne \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: Hunt v\u00e0 Liddy, l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c cho Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng, \u0111ang theo \u0111u\u1ed5i m\u1ed9t k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch nh\u1eafm ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu v\u00e0o t\u00f4i. K\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch n\u00e0y b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u theo y\u00eau c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng, kh\u00f4ng l\u00e2u sau khi t\u00f4i b\u1ecb bu\u1ed9c t\u1ed9i. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0n d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ed9t nh\u1eadp v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng v\u1ecb b\u00e1c s\u0129 ph\u00e2n t\u00e2m, Lewis Fielding \u1edf Beverly Hills ng\u00e0y 3--9-1971 trong th\u1eddi gian ngh\u1ec9 l\u1ec5 Ng\u00e0y Lao \u0111\u1ed9ng. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng quan ch\u1ee9c trong ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n - c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 Ehrlichman v\u00e0 C\u1ed1 v\u1ea5n ph\u00e1p l\u00fd Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng John Dean. Dean \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng t\u1ed1 vi\u00ean trong ng\u00e0y 15 th\u00e1ng t\u01b0 - c\u00f4ng khai th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn s\u1ef1 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh vi ph\u1ea1m ph\u00e1p \u0111\u00e3 r\u00f5 nh\u01b0 ban ng\u00e0y. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t th\u00ec c\u0169ng r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng trong m\u1eaft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi (tr\u1eeb Ehrlichman v\u00e0 Nixon) kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i c\u1edb b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 an ninh qu\u1ed1c gia c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1ea5p li\u1ebfm t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng nghi v\u1ea5n v\u1ec1 t\u00ednh h\u1ee3p ph\u00e1p c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n nh\u00e2n danh ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n n\u00e0y. T\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, 30-4, T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng Nixon th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o Ehrlichman v\u00e0 H. R. Haldeman, Ch\u00e1nh V\u0103n ph\u00f2ng Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng - \\\"hai trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng c\u00f4ng ch\u1ee9c xu\u1ea5t s\u1eafc nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 t\u00f4i t\u1eebng bi\u1ebft\\\" - v\u00e0 Richard Kleindienst, quy\u1ec1n B\u1ed9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng T\u01b0 ph\u00e1p, ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra \u0111i c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi John Dean. B\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng vi ph\u1ea1m ph\u00e1p lu\u1eadt v\u00e0 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ea3n tr\u1edf c\u00f4ng l\u00fd c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng thay nhau li\u00ean ti\u1ebfp xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. Hunt ph\u1ea3i th\u00eam m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0110\u1ea1i b\u1ed3i th\u1ea9m \u0111o\u00e0n. T\u1ea1i phi\u00ean to\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, c\u00f4ng t\u1ed1 vi\u00ean v\u00e0 th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 l\u1eddi cung khai c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta - nh\u1eadn","l\u00fac tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3 khai man. Qua l\u1eddi khai c\u1ee7a Hunt, theo y\u00eau c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a Ehrlichman, CIA c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 (b\u1ea5t h\u1ee3p ph\u00e1p) cung c\u1ea5p h\u1eadu c\u1ea7n cho m\u1ed9t m\u1eadt v\u1ee5 trong n\u01b0\u1edbc, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ea1o c\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ea1i lo\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 danh t\u00ednh gi\u1ea3 m\u1ea1o, thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb thay \u0111\u1ed5i gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i, \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i d\u1ea5u gi\u00e0y, camera quay l\u00e9n, k\u00ednh, t\u00f3c gi\u1ea3 v\u00e0 n\u1ed9p l\u00ean Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng hai \\\"b\u1ec7nh \u00e1n t\u00e2m l\u00fd\\\". Hunt \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n v\u1ee5 tr\u1ed9m t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 b\u00e1c s\u0129 Fielding, m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n nh\u1eb1m thu th\u1eadp d\u1eef li\u1ec7u cho hai b\u1ec7nh \u00e1n n\u00e0y. \u00d4ng ta bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng trong qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 c\u00e1c b\u1ec7nh \u00e1n t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i nh\u01b0 Castro v\u00e0 T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng Indonesia Sukamo. Nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u00e1i v\u1edbi ch\u1ee9c n\u0103ng ph\u00e1p l\u00fd c\u1ee7a CIA. C\u01a1 quan n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p tham d\u1ef1 v\u00e0o c\u00e1c m\u1eadt v\u1ee5, ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t, ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u00ecnh b\u00e1o trong n\u01b0\u1edbc, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng ph\u1ea3n gi\u00e1n. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u thu\u1ed9c th\u1ea9m quy\u1ec1n ri\u00eang bi\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a FBI. C\u01a1 quan n\u00e0y c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 n\u00e0o nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ec7nh \u00e1n t\u00e2m l\u00fd c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng d\u00e2n M\u1ef9 (v\u00ec bi\u1ebft ph\u00e1p lu\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng cho ph\u00e9p). Nh\u01b0ng Gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c Richard Helm ra l\u1ec7nh ph\u1ea3i h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c k\u00edn \u0111\u00e1o v\u1ec1 nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 n\u00e0y n\u00ean c\u00e1c nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean CIA d\u00f9 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ea5t an v\u1eabn ph\u1ea3i ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh y\u00eau c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng. Khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0110\u1ea1i b\u1ed3i th\u1ea9m \u0111o\u00e0n h\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng vi ph\u1ea1m kh\u00e1c trong k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng, Hunt \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn hai b\u1ee9c \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u00edn l\u00e0m gi\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 li\u00ean lu\u1ef5 c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng Kennedy v\u00e0o v\u1ee5 \u00e1m s\u00e1t T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng Di\u1ec7m, do Colson th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c \u00f4ng ta. C\u1ed1 v\u1ea5n Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng Dean, \u0111ang m\u1eb7c c\u1ea3 v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng t\u1ed1 vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c quy\u1ec1n mi\u1ec5n tr\u1eeb truy t\u1ed1 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea1o che \u0111\u1eady v\u1ee5 Watergate v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng vi ph\u1ea1m kh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng. Sau nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 v\u1edbi c\u00e1c c\u00f4ng t\u1ed1 vi\u00ean ng\u00e0y 15-4 v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 tr\u1ed9m t\u1ea1i v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 Fielding, Dean n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u00edn \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb ti\u00eau hu\u1ef7. Khi \u00f4ng ta l\u1ee5c t\u00ecm trong k\u00e9t an to\u00e0n c\u1ee7a Hunt t\u1ea1i Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng, ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y sau s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n Watergate, \u00f4ng ta th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 hai b\u1ee9c \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u00edn gi\u1ea3 m\u1ea1o c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00f4i - hai b\u1ec7nh \u00e1n do CIA x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng v\u00e0 c\u00e1c th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o Hunt g\u1eedi cho Colson b\u00e1o c\u00e1o v\u1ec1 ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1ea1i Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta. (Trong c\u00e1c th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o n\u00e0y c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec1u tra b\u00ed m\u1eadt \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Ted Kennedy, trong \u0111\u00f3 Hunt l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u ngu\u1ef5 trang do CIA cung c\u1ea5p). Ehrlichman g\u1ee3i \u00fd Dean ti\u00eau hu\u1ef7 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u n\u00e0y v\u00ec ch\u00fang s\u1ebd tr\u1edf n\u00ean \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t nh\u1ea1y c\u1ea3m (v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 li\u00ean lu\u1ef5 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 \u00f4ng ta) trong m\u1ed9t n\u0103m b\u1ea7u c\u1eed nh\u01b0 n\u0103m nay. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed3 v\u1eadt l\u1edbn h\u01a1n t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y trong k\u00e9t an to\u00e0n nh\u01b0 chi\u1ebfc c\u1eb7p \u0111\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ea1o c\u1ee5 nghe l\u00e9n, Dean c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 phi tang tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u00f4ng ta tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 \u0111i qua c\u1ea7u. Dean l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu l\u00e0m hai vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y, v\u00ec hai l\u00fd do: Vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 ph\u1ea1m ph\u00e1p v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng ta s\u1edf h\u1eefu ch\u00fang. \u00d4ng cho l\u00e0 v\u00ec Ehrlichman c\u0169ng \u0111i qua con c\u1ea7u \u0111\u00f3 tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 n\u00ean Ehrlichman c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh n\u00e9m chi\u1ebfc c\u1eb7p n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng th\u1ea5y h\u1ee3p l\u00fd. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ed v\u1edbi nhau l\u00e0 n\u1ebfu c\u1ea7n ai \u0111\u00f3 ti\u00eau hu\u1ef7 nh\u1eefng v\u1eadt ch\u1ee9ng th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 n\u00ean l\u00e0 quy\u1ec1n Gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c FBI, L. Patrick Gray, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ea5t trung th\u00e0nh v\u1edbi Nixon. Theo l\u1eddi Gray, h\u1ecd m\u1eddi \u00f4ng t\u1edbi v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a Ehrlichman r\u1ed3i trao","cho \u00f4ng hai chi\u1ebfc phong b\u00ec d\u00e1n k\u00edn l\u1ea5y ra t\u1eeb k\u00e9t an to\u00e0n c\u1ee7a Hunt (c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 nh\u01b0 tr\u00ean). Dean m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 \\\"c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 nh\u1ea1y c\u1ea3m v\u00e0 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng b\u00ed m\u1eadt\\\" n\u1eb1m trong k\u00e9t c\u1ee7a Hunt, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng \\\"qu\u1ea3 bom t\u1ea5n ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb\\\" nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng li\u00ean quan g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ee5 Watergate. \u00d4ng ta n\u00f3i: \\\"Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00fang v\u00e0o h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 c\u1ee7a FBI v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang l\u1ed9 ra ngo\u00e0i. \u0110\u00e2y, anh c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y \u0111i\\\". Sau n\u00e0y Gray khai nh\u1eadn l\u00e0 t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o n\u00e0y Dean, ng\u01b0\u1eddi thay m\u1eb7t T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ee3 l\u00fd c\u1ee7a Ng\u00e0i, \u00f4ng suy lu\u1eadn nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 ti\u00eau hu\u1ef7 c\u00e1c h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 n\u00e0y. V\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng l\u1eddi khai c\u1ee7a Gray l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ea5t qu\u00e1n. Khi th\u00ec \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e3 ti\u00eau hu\u1ef7 ch\u00fang t\u1ea1i v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng v\u00e0 qu\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o trong th\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ef1ng r\u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 ch\u00e1y, l\u00fac l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng ta c\u1ea5t \u1edf nh\u00e0 r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ee3i m\u00e3i sau n\u00e0y m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed1t ch\u00fang c\u00f9ng m\u1edb gi\u1ea5y g\u00f3i qu\u00e0 Gi\u00e1ng sinh. Nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 n\u1ed5i l\u00ean qua c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c th\u1ea3o lu\u1eadn t\u1ea1i ph\u00f2ng x\u1eed \u00e1n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, gi\u1eefa quan to\u00e0, c\u00f4ng t\u1ed1 vi\u00ean v\u00e0 c\u00e1c lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 b\u00e0o ch\u1eefa, b\u1edfi v\u00ec c\u00e1c t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u00f4ng gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c FBI ti\u00eau hu\u1ef7. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft n\u1ed9i dung th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 hay c\u00e1c li\u00ean h\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c. C\u00f9ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 ng\u00e0y 15-4, Dean c\u0169ng n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng trao \u0111\u1ed5i n\u00e0y c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta v\u1edbi Gray. Sau khi \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn tr\u01b0\u1edbc Quy\u1ec1n B\u1ed9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng T\u01b0 ph\u00e1p Kleindienst vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, Gray b\u1ecb bu\u1ed9c th\u00f4i ch\u1ee9c Quy\u1ec1n Gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c FBI. V\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eeb ch\u1ee9c h\u00f4m 27-4, l\u00e0 ng\u00e0y th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Byrne ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 v\u1ee5 tr\u1ed9m t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 Fielding. Tin t\u1ee9c \u0111\u01b0a \u0111i v\u1ec1 l\u00fd do t\u1eeb ch\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a Gray ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng phanh phui \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean v\u1ec1 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ea3n tr\u1edf c\u00f4ng l\u00fd c\u00f3 Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng h\u1eadu thu\u1eabn. Nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng nhanh ch\u00f3ng theo ch\u00e2n Gray. \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t, ng\u00e0y 27-4, th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Byrne y\u00eau c\u1ea7u b\u00ean c\u00f4ng t\u1ed1 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi t\u1ea1i sao l\u00e1 th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a Silbert v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ed9t nh\u1eadp v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng Fielding \u0111\u1ec1 ng\u00e0y 16-4, m\u1ea5t m\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u00e0y m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00f2ng x\u1eed \u00e1n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Ho\u00e1 ra \u0111\u00edch th\u00e2n T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u tr\u1ee3 l\u00fd B\u1ed9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng T\u01b0 ph\u00e1p Petersen tr\u00ec ho\u00e3n vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y v\u1edbi l\u00fd do b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 l\u00e0 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 \\\"an ninh qu\u1ed1c gia v\u00e0 d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 c\u1ee7a b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n \u00f4ng r\u1eb1ng v\u1ee5 tr\u1ed9m ch\u1eb3ng qua ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 \\\"c\u00e1i gi\u1ebfng c\u1ea1n\\\", kh\u00f4ng ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n th\u00eam th\u00f4ng tin n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng t\u1edbi phi\u00ean to\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a B\u1ed9 T\u01b0 ph\u00e1p l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i. C\u1ea3 Petersen v\u00e0 b\u1ed9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng Kleindienst \u0111\u1ec1u hi\u1ec3u th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh. Khi phi\u00ean to\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c di\u1ec5n ra v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ee9c th\u01b0, hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng lo l\u1eafng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u00ec th\u1ebf m\u00e0 h\u1ecd, T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng s\u1ebd b\u1ecb k\u1ebft t\u1ed9i c\u1ea3n tr\u1edf c\u00f4ng l\u00fd. Ng\u00e0y 25-4, Kleindienst n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Nixon r\u1eb1ng th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o c\u1ee7a Silbert \\\"ph\u1ea3i\\\" \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn cho v\u1ecb th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n \u1edf Los Angeles. Khi \u0111\u00f3 th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n s\u1ebd c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 c\u00e1c th\u00f4ng tin \u0111\u00f3 qua camera (t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 gi\u1eef b\u00ed m\u1eadt tr\u01b0\u1edbc d\u01b0 lu\u1eadn v\u00e0 b\u00e1o ch\u00ed) v\u00e0 c\u00f3 phi\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ea7n k\u00edn, x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh nh\u1eefng th\u00f4ng tin \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ebfn phi\u00ean to\u00e0 hay kh\u00f4ng. \u00d4ng c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u c\u00e1c lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 c\u1ee7a Ellsberg kh\u00f4ng ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u c\u00f4ng khai v\u1ec1 c\u00e1c th\u00f4ng tin ho\u1eb7c v\u1ec1 th\u1ee7 t\u1ee5c \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ea7n k\u00edn. Nixon n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu","quan to\u00e0 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng th\u00f4ng tin n\u00e0y, \u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng v\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ed9t nh\u1eadp l\u00e0 \\\"m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec1u tra an ninh qu\u1ed1c gia c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 nh\u1ea1y c\u1ea3m\\\". M\u1ed9t gi\u1edd sau, Kleindienst b\u00e1o c\u00e1o l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi Nixon l\u00e0 c\u00e1c c\u00f4ng t\u1ed1 vi\u00ean hy v\u1ecdng s\u1ebd thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f4ng khai v\u00e0 ho\u00e3n c\u00e1c phi\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn khi k\u1ebft th\u00fac v\u1ee5 \u00e1n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. S\u1ebd ch\u1ec9 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ph\u00e1n quy\u1ebft c\u00f3 t\u1ed9i. Nixon \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i: \\\"T\u1ed1t th\u00f4i. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i th\u00eam \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y[149]. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft anh s\u1ebd trao b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 n\u00e0y b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o, nh\u01b0ng th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec1u tra an ninh qu\u1ed1c gia c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 quan tr\u1ecdng. Th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 th\u1ebf, anh bi\u1ebft, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft\\\". T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c c\u00f4ng t\u1ed1 vi\u00ean c\u0169ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y. \u00d4ng n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \\\"\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i. Th\u1ebf nh\u00e9, ng\u1ee7 ngon, ch\u00e0ng trai[150] \u2026\\\" Kleindienst: Khoan \u0111\u00e3, th\u01b0a T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng. T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng: Ch\u00fac anh may m\u1eafn. Qu\u1ef7 qu\u00e1i th\u1eadt. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta b\u1ea3o s\u1ebd lu\u1eadn t\u1ed9i T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0, b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i nh\u1eb1m v\u00e0o Agnew. C\u00e1i qu\u00e1i g\u00ec th\u1ebf nh\u1ec9? (C\u01b0\u1eddi) \u1ed4n c\u1ea3 ch\u1ee9? \u1ed4n c\u1ea3 ch\u1ee9? Kleindienst: S\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e2u. T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng: \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, ch\u00e0ng trai. S\u1ebd t\u1ed1t th\u00f4i\u2026 \u0110\u00e2y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng b\u1ecb lu\u1eadn t\u1ed9i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp t\u1edbi trong c\u00e1c b\u0103ng ghi \u00e2m. Trong ng\u00e0y 26, T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n cho Kleindienst \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a to\u00e0. Ng\u00e0y 27, Petersen b\u00e1o c\u00e1o t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Byrne \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecdc t\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a c\u00f4ng t\u1ed1 vi\u00ean v\u00e0 \\\"h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 cho r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng th\u00f4ng tin \u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed5i th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 ch\u1ec9 qua m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam\\\"[151]. Th\u1ef1c ra, do c\u00f4ng t\u1ed1 vi\u00ean ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i, th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Byrne \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh. Chi\u1ec1u ng\u00e0y 26-4, \u00f4ng cho m\u1eddi v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng x\u1eed \u00e1n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c b\u1ecb c\u00e1o v\u00e0 lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 b\u00e0o ch\u1eefa. V\u1edbi David R. Nissen, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecdc h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng n\u1ed9i dung trong phong th\u01b0 d\u00e1n k\u00edn Nissen trao cho \u00f4ng v\u00e0 \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean gi\u1eef cho ri\u00eang m\u00ecnh nh\u1eefng th\u00f4ng tin \u0111\u00f3. \u00d4ng h\u1ecfi Nissen xem anh ta \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd chuy\u1ec3n cho b\u00ean b\u1ecb c\u00e1o hay kh\u00f4ng. Nissen tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecfi \u00fd ki\u1ebfn c\u1ea5p tr\u00ean \u1edf B\u1ed9 T\u01b0 ph\u00e1p v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean. L\u00fac \u0111\u1ea5y Byrne m\u1edbi y\u00eau c\u1ea7u Tony, t\u00f4i v\u00e0 c\u00e1c lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 hai b\u00ean ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n ch\u1ed7 \u00f4ng, tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 b\u00e1o nghe th\u1ea5y v\u00e0 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u Nissen ph\u1ea3i giao t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u \u0111\u00f3 cho b\u00ean b\u1ecb c\u00e1o \u00f4ng n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft th\u00f4ng tin n\u00e0y v\u00e0 c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n y\u00eau c\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ea7n t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1ee9ng. T\u00f4i c\u00f2n nh\u1edb kh\u00e1 r\u00f5 gi\u1edd ph\u00fat \u1ea5y, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t b\u1edfi v\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean trong v\u00f2ng hai n\u0103m x\u00e9t x\u1eed, ng\u00e0i th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n nh\u00ecn tr\u1ef1c di\u1ec7n v\u00e0 trao \u0111\u1ed5i tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp v\u1edbi t\u00f4i. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c th\u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec7p t\u1edbi b\u00ean b\u1ecb c\u00e1o dcu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec3n qua c\u00e1c lu\u1eadt s\u01b0. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb l\u00e0 t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi nay c\u00f3 l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eaft t\u00f4i hay kh\u00f4ng. \u00d4ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i l\u00e0: \\\"\u00d4ng Ellsberg, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 l\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i c\u00f4ng khai th\u00f4ng tin n\u00e0y. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1eef k\u00edn n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n\\\". T\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u \u0111i\u1ec1u \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh","\u0111ang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ecb t\u00e2m th\u1ea7n (t\u1ea1p ch\u00ed Times \u0111\u00e3 ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 th\u00f4ng tin n\u00e0y cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 Hunt t\u1eeb hai n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc). T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i: \\\"Ng\u00e0i \u0111ang \u0111\u00f9a hay sao? \u0110\u01b0a n\u00f3 ra \u0111\u00e2y \u0111i!\\\" \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp v\u1edbi quan to\u00e0 k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb sau tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i v\u00f4 t\u1ed9i. R\u1ea5t nhanh ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y c\u1ea3nh c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed5 x\u00f4 \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean m\u00e1y \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i. C\u1ee9 th\u1ebf phi\u00ean to\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c. G\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u00eam m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean th\u00fa v\u1ecb, nh\u01b0 s\u1ef1 ra \u0111i c\u1ee7a Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Kleindienst v\u00e0 Dean v\u00e0o t\u1ed1i 30-4 v\u00e0 Gray, Quy\u1ec1n Gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c FBI ng\u00e0y 27. Nh\u01b0 l\u1eddi Kissinger vi\u1ebft trong h\u1ed3i k\u00fd, \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh c\u00e1i c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng \\\"kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh n\u1eefa\\\". Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 Nixon. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f9ng ng\u00e0y, lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, Charlie Nesson nh\u1eadn \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Mort Halperin \u0111ang \u1edf Washington. Halperin cho hay tr\u00ean s\u1ed1 b\u00e1o bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a t\u1edd Ng\u00f4i sao Washington c\u00f3 tin th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Byrne tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 Ehrlichman t\u1ea1i khu T\u00e2y Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng \u1edf San Clemente. T\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb ch\u1ee9c v\u1ee5 gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c FBI. V\u00ec Nesson \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1edbi th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n l\u00e0 \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00e0i b\u00e1o n\u00e0y t\u1ea1i phi\u00ean to\u00e0, th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n \u0111\u1ecdc v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng m\u1ed9t tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 s\u01a1 s\u00e0i, nh\u1eadn c\u00f3 cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea3o lu\u1eadn v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 \u00e1n v\u00e0 cho bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Ehrlichman s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0o c\u1ea3 ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o v\u1ee5 \u00e1n ch\u01b0a k\u1ebft th\u00fac. Ng\u00e0y 30-4, lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i y\u00eau c\u1ea7u ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c trong ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau John Dean v\u00e0 Patrick Gray c\u00f9ng Hunt v\u00e0 Liddy ph\u1ea3i t\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00ecnh t\u1ea1i to\u00e0 v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ed9t nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 Fielding. Patrick khai nh\u1eadn \u0111\u00e3 ti\u00eau hu\u1ef7 c\u00e1c t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ee5 \u00e1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, c\u00f2n t\u1ea1p ch\u00ed Tu\u1ea7n tin t\u1ee9c cho Dean l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 th\u00f4ng tin cho Silbert. Tuy nhi\u00ean, h\u00f4m sau, c\u00e1c lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 b\u00e0o ch\u1eefa chuy\u1ec3n sang ki\u1ebfn ngh\u1ecb to\u00e0 \u00e1n hu\u1ef7 b\u1ecf c\u00e1o tr\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Leonard Boudin xo\u00e1y v\u00e0o b\u00e1o c\u00e1o c\u1ee7a FBI v\u1ec1 Ehrlichman m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3. Leonard Weinglass, lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 b\u00e0o ch\u1eefa cho Tony Russo ph\u00e2n t\u00edch r\u1eb1ng v\u00e0o l\u00fac \\\"Ehrlichman g\u1eb7p m\u1eb7t qu\u00fd to\u00e0 n\u00e0y ng\u00e0y 5-4,\\\" h\u1eb3n \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft \\\"\u00f4ng ta \u0111ang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec1u tra v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ed9t nh\u1eadp n\u00e0y\\\" v\u00e0 \\\"qu\u00fd to\u00e0 \u0111ang x\u00e9t x\u1eed m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 \u00e1n c\u00f3 b\u1ecb can Ellsberg\u2026 C\u00e2u h\u1ecfi \u0111\u1eb7t ra l\u00e0 \u00f4ng Ehrlichman c\u00f3 t\u00ednh to\u00e1n g\u00ec trong \u0111\u1ea7u khi g\u1eb7p qu\u00fd to\u00e0\\\". \u00d4ng b\u00ecnh lu\u1eadn h\u00e0nh vi c\u1ee7a Ehrlichman \\\"s\u1ebd khi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec1 t\u00e0i k\u1ebb tr\u1ed9m t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng g\u00ec trong v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a Fielding tr\u1edf n\u00ean \u00edt ngh\u0129a l\u00fd\\\". Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e1c ki\u1ebfn ngh\u1ecb hu\u1ef7 b\u1ecf c\u00e1o tr\u1ea1ng nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i y\u00eau c\u1ea7u n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xem x\u00e9t sau. \u00d4ng \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t b\u00e1c b\u1ecf m\u1ed9t l\u00fd do b\u00e3i n\u1ea1i c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb c\u1ee7a Ehrlichman v\u00e0 kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng v\u00ec l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 dao \u0111\u1ed9ng. \u00d4ng c\u0169ng n\u00f3i cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p v\u1edbi T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng ch\u1ec9 r\u1ea5t ng\u1eafn ng\u1ee7i v\u00e0 v\u1ee5 \u00e1n n\u00e0y c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111em ra th\u1ea3o lu\u1eadn v\u1edbi Nixon hay Ehrlichman. M\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y sau trong th\u00e1ng n\u0103m, l\u1ea1i v\u1eabn l\u00e0 c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 b\u00e1o ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Byrne ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n cho Ehrlichman y\u00eau c\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p kh\u00e1c ng\u00e0y 7-5 t\u1ea1i Santa Monica.","Ng\u00e0i th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p \u0111\u00e3 di\u1ec5n ra nh\u01b0ng theo l\u1eddi \u00f4ng, ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi Ehrlichman \u00f4ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00e2m t\u1edbi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o phi\u00ean to\u00e0 ch\u01b0a k\u1ebft th\u00fac Ehrlichman ph\u1ea3n ph\u00e1o r\u1eb1ng th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Byrne, tr\u00e1i l\u1ea1i, t\u1ecf ra kh\u00e1 quan t\u00e2m t\u1edbi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c trong c\u1ea3 hai l\u1ea7n g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1. \u00d4ng c\u00f2n b\u00ecnh lu\u1eadn v\u1ec1 c\u00e1ch \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh FBI! \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 l\u1eddi b\u00ecnh lu\u1eadn c\u1ee7a Weinglass tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t ph\u00f3ng vi\u00ean: \\\"Trong nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y di\u1ec5n ra phi\u00ean to\u00e0, n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 ai l\u1ea1i \u0111i m\u1eddi \u00f4ng Byrne l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c, ch\u1eafc s\u1ebd b\u1ecb t\u1ed1ng v\u00e0o t\u00f9\\\". T\u00ean c\u1ee7a Byrne \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn trong c\u00e1c b\u0103ng ghi \u00e2m Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng t\u1eeb cu\u1ed1i th\u00e1ng ba trong nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c th\u1ea3o lu\u1eadn v\u1ec1 c\u00e1c \u1ee9ng vi\u00ean cho ch\u1ee9c v\u1ee5 n\u00e0y. Khi \u1ea5y Hunt \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb c\u00e1o bu\u1ed9c tham gia v\u1ee5 tr\u1ed9m t\u1ea1i kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n Watergate v\u00e0 \u0111ang s\u1eafp s\u1eeda \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0110\u1ea1i b\u1ed3i th\u1ea9m \u0111o\u00e0n. (\u0110\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn tai Byrne). D\u00f9 sao \u00f4ng ta c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01b0\u1edfng quy\u1ec1n mi\u1ec5n tr\u1eeb truy t\u1ed1. D\u00f9 \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh chi ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 Hunt ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c im l\u1eb7ng (s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn sau), T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u1eabn s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng tin t\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 Fielding c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111ang lan truy\u1ec1n t\u1edbi ph\u00f2ng x\u1eed \u00e1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. \u1ede \u0111\u00f3 ng\u00e0i th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n s\u1ebd c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc c\u00f3 n\u00ean truy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea1t th\u00f4ng tin \u0111\u00f3 cho b\u1ecb c\u00e1o v\u00e0 d\u01b0 lu\u1eadn hay kh\u00f4ng. Tin t\u1ee9c b\u00e1o ch\u00ed \u0111\u01b0a ng\u00e0y 27-4 d\u1eabn l\u1eddi c\u00e1c quan ch\u1ee9c c\u1ea5p cao gi\u1ea5u t\u00ean trong B\u1ed9 T\u01b0 ph\u00e1p kh\u00e1 t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m n\u00e0y c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Sau n\u00e0y c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ecfng \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u01a1 c\u00e1c quan ch\u1ee9c n\u00e0y ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n cho t\u1edd Ng\u00f4i sao. V\u00ec sao t\u1ed9i c\u1ea3n tr\u1edf c\u00f4ng l\u00fd c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3p c\u1ee7a Nixon? T\u1eeb c\u00e1c b\u0103ng ghi \u00e2m v\u00e0 t\u1ed5ng h\u1ee3p c\u00e1c ch\u1ee9ng c\u1ee9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 suy \u0111o\u00e1n r\u1eb1ng Nixon t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00ecnh d\u00ednh l\u00edu t\u1edbi k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch che \u0111\u1eady c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng v\u00e0 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ea3n tr\u1edf c\u00f4ng l\u00fd v\u00ec c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fd do. K\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 vi\u1ec7c \u00f4ng chi ti\u1ec1n cho c\u00e1c b\u1ecb c\u00e1o khai man v\u00e0 gi\u1eef im l\u1eb7ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc to\u00e0 ngay t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ecd b\u1ecb b\u1eaft gi\u1eef t\u1ea1i kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n. T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i lo\u1ea1i b\u1ecf nh\u1eefng m\u1ed1i li\u00ean h\u1ec7 tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u1edbi b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n v\u1ee5 Watergate. Kh\u00f4ng ai trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb b\u1eaft, c\u1ea3 Hunt v\u00e0 Liddy, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u00e1m ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ebfn T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng hay m\u1ed9t ai kh\u00e1c trong Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng. \u0110\u00e1ng ra m\u00e0 n\u00f3i, cho \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn h\u00f4m nay v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng hay l\u1eddi khai nh\u1eadn n\u00e0o ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf Nixon ho\u1eb7c c\u00e1c quan ch\u1ee9c Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ed9t nh\u1eadp \u1edf Watergate ng\u00e0y 17-7-1972. Nixon b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng can thi\u1ec7p t\u1eeb ng\u00e0y 23-7. L\u00fd do c\u1ee7a vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 Howard Hunt khui ra v\u1ee5 Fielding v\u00e0 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng phi ph\u00e1p c\u1ee7a nh\u00f3m \\\"Th\u1ee3 s\u1eeda \u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc\\\". M\u00e3i sau n\u00e0y t\u00f4i m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft, ho\u00e1 ra vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ed9t nh\u1eadp v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng b\u00e1c s\u1ef9 trong th\u00e1ng 9-1971, d\u00f9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn nhi\u1ec1u nh\u1ea5t, kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng v\u00e0 nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng phi ph\u00e1p n\u00e0y. T\u00e1m th\u00e1ng sau, ng\u00e0y 3-5- 1972, nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a Colson qua Hunt v\u00e0 Liddy, Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng b\u00ed m\u1eadt \u0111\u01b0a m\u01b0\u1eddi hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Cuba, \\\"t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n\\\" c\u1ee7a CIA, t\u1eeb Miann sang Washington. Nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd l\u00e0 ph\u00e1 r\u1ed1i cu\u1ed9c bi\u1ec3u t\u00ecnh c\u00f3 t\u00f4i v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ee9ng ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u tr\u00ean l\u1ed1i v\u00e0o \u0111i\u1ec7n Capitol v\u00e0 g\u00e2y th\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00edch cho t\u00f4i. Cu\u1ed9c bi\u1ec3u t\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 m\u00f4 t\u1ea3, di\u1ec5n ra n\u0103m ng\u00e0y sau khi H\u1ea3i Ph\u00f2ng","b\u1ecb n\u00e9m bom v\u00e0 t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u NSSM-1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u01b0\u1ee3ng ngh\u1ecb s\u1ef9 Gravel trao cho c\u00e1c b\u00e1o. Kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch l\u00e0m t\u00f4i b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u00f3 m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch g\u00ec. Tuy nhi\u00ean, b\u0103ng ghi \u00e2m Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c ng\u00e0y 2-5 cho th\u1ea5y Nixon \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m n\u00e0y c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 NSSM-l. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn nguy c\u01a1 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 d\u00f9 l\u00e0 t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u n\u00e0o l\u1ea5y t\u1eeb NSC. Nick Akerman, lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 c\u1ee7a \u0110\u1ed9i chuy\u1ec7n tr\u00e1ch kh\u1edfi t\u1ed1 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t Watergate (WSPTF) \u0111ang ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh \u0111i\u1ec1u tra t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng n\u00e0y (anh \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m cu\u1ed9c ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n). Akerman cho hay l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eeb Miami \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ec7nh \\\"v\u00f4 hi\u1ec7u ho\u00e1 (t\u00f4i) ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n\\\". M\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch ngh\u0129 kh\u00e1c nhau v\u1ec1 nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 Hunt v\u00e0 Liddy \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ec9 cho h\u1ecd xem m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m h\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i (v\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Bill Kunstler c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t t\u1ea1i cu\u1ed9c bi\u1ec3u t\u00ecnh) v\u00e0 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 \\\"m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau\\\" c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Nh\u01b0 t\u1ea1p ch\u00ed Times \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a tin, nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi khai v\u1edbi FBI ho\u1eb7c WSPTF r\u1eb1ng \\\"Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i coi ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y l\u00e0 \\\"k\u1ebb ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9\u1ec9\\\" v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i t\u00e1ng v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa m\u1eb7t h\u1eafn ta.\\\". Bernard Barker l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng ra c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Eugenio Martinez tuy\u1ec3n d\u1ee5ng nh\u00f3m n\u00e0y. Anh ta tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n nh\u00e0 b\u00e1o Lloyd Shearer r\u1eb1ng m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh anh nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0 \\\"\u0111\u1eadp qu\u00e8 c\u1ea3 hai ch\u00e2n (c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i). Tuy nhi\u00ean cu\u1ed9c bi\u1ec3u t\u00ecnh di\u1ec5n ra r\u1ea5t ho\u00e0 b\u00ecnh khi\u1ebfn b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng. Thay v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 c\u00f2n t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng c\u00e1c thanh ni\u00ean \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf v\u00f2ng ngo\u00e0i v\u00e0 b\u1ecb c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t d\u1eabn \u0111i: R\u1ed3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta giao h\u1ecd cho hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 gi\u1ea5y u\u1ef7 quy\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7. Ngay t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111i c\u00f9ng Hunt v\u00e0 Liddy nh\u1eadn di\u1ec7n \\\"m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau ti\u1ebfp theo c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd\\\", v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng t\u1ea1i kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n Watergate c\u1ee7a U\u1ef7 ban Qu\u1ed1c gia \u0110\u1ea3ng D\u00e2n ch\u1ee7. Ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n sau s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n n\u00e0y, nh\u1eefng ai \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng g\u00f3p m\u1eb7t trong trong hai h\u00e0nh vi phi ph\u00e1p c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng - \u0111\u1ed9t nh\u1eadp v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a Fielding v\u00e0 ph\u00e1 r\u1ed1i cu\u1ed9c bi\u1ec3u t\u00ecnh ng\u00e0y 3-5 \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb b\u1eaft do li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ee5 Watergate. Nixon ph\u1ea3i t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ee9ng ra ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea1o b\u01b0ng b\u00edt nh\u1eefng t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i n\u00e0y, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb b\u1eaft c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1eabn c\u00f4ng t\u1ed1 vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c h\u00e0nh vi tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 li\u00ean quan tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp t\u1edbi Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c. V\u00ec nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m n\u00e0y c\u1ee7a Hunt v\u00e0 Liddy \u0111\u1ec1u di\u1ec5n ra khi h\u1ecd c\u00f2n tham gia Chi\u1ebfn d\u1ecbch t\u00e1i c\u1eed T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng (tr\u1eeb s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c ng\u00e0y 3-4) n\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m cao nh\u1ea5t ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 John Mitchell. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 r\u1eddi ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea1o chi\u1ebfn d\u1ecbch tranh c\u1eed. Ngay \u0111\u1ebfn Hunt, Liddy v\u00e0 McCord c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng hay bi\u1ebft g\u00ec v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t c\u1ea5p n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 cao h\u01a1n Mitchell d\u00ednh l\u00edu t\u1edbi v\u1ee5 Watergate, \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i t\u1edbi m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi Cuba b\u1ecb b\u1eaft t\u1ea1i kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n kia. Nh\u01b0ng r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u00ec t\u1eeb n\u0103m 1971 v\u00e0 trong th\u00e1ng 5-1972, Hunt v\u00e0 Liddy \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c cho \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u D\u1ee5c v\u00e0 tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp d\u01b0\u1edbi quy\u1ec1n Ehrlichman v\u00e0 Colson, c\u00e1c tr\u1ee3 t\u00e1 c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng. M\u1ed1i \u0111e do\u1ea1 ch\u1ec9 hi\u1ec3n hi\u1ec7n t\u1eeb l\u00fac nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia b\u1ecb b\u1eaft t\u1ea1i kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n. B\u1ecdn h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cho c\u00e1c c\u00f4ng t\u1ed1 vi\u00ean t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn Hunt v\u00e0 Liddy. B\u1ecdn h\u1ecd c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb c\u01b0\u1ee1ng b\u1ee9c ho\u1eb7c s\u1ebd t\u1ef1 nguy\u1ec7n cung khai c\u00e1c t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng do h\u1ecd th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n. M\u1ed1i lo l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t d\u1ed3n v\u00e0o Hunt, c\u00f2n Liddy, theo T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng, trung th\u00e0nh v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng qui t\u1eafc im l\u1eb7ng theo ki\u1ec3u Mafia, \\\"\u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3\\\"[152] nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn.","S\u00e1u ng\u00e0y sau khi c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng v\u1ee5 b\u1eaft gi\u1eef \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, ng\u00e0y 23-7-1972, theo \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb c\u1ee7a Mitchell v\u00e0 Dean, Nixon \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea1o Haldeman v\u00e0 Ehrlichman d\u00f9ng CIA g\u00e2y \u00e1p l\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ec3 FBI ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec1u tra \u1edf Hunt v\u00e0 Liddy. \u00d4ng ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n truy t\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng ai \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb b\u1eaft t\u1ea1i tr\u1eadn. V\u00ec Hunt v\u00e0 Liddy kh\u00f4ng \u1edf trong s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f3 n\u00ean hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb \u00e1p l\u1ef1c ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 nh\u1eefng vi ph\u1ea1m kh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng. Nh\u01b0ng sau c\u00f9ng U\u1ef7 ban lu\u1eadn t\u1ed9i T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a Qu\u1ed1c h\u1ed9\u1ec9 trong th\u00e1ng 8-1974 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 cu\u1ed1n b\u0103ng ghi \u00e2m k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u1ea3n tr\u1edf cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec1u tra c\u1ee7a FBI sau m\u01b0\u1eddi ba th\u00e1ng Nixon n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c che gi\u1ea5u. \\\"Kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang c\u00f2n \u00e1m kh\u00f3i\\\" \u0111\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ai trung th\u00e0nh nh\u1ea5t v\u1edbi Nixon kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 lu\u1eadn t\u1ed9i T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 bu\u1ed9c t\u1ed9i \u00f4ng v\u00e0 d\u1eabn \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 t\u1eeb ch\u1ee9c. Quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed1i \u0111e do\u1ea1 Nixon \u0111ang ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ee1. B\u0103ng ghi \u00e2m cu\u1ed9c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi John Dean ng\u00e0y 21-5-1973 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c coi l\u00e0 \\\"v\u1ebft ung nh\u1ecdt trong \u0111\u1eddi T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng\\\"[153] \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m s\u00e1ng t\u1ecf \u0111e do\u1ea1 n\u00e0y. Dean cho bi\u1ebft Hunt \u0111ang \u0111\u00f2i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c 200 ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f4la \\\"chi ph\u00ed\\\"[154] v\u00e0 tr\u1eafng tr\u1ee3n do\u1ea1 n\u1ea1t n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ec1n s\u1ebd khui ra \\\"nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c x\u1ea5u xa[155] h\u1eafn ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m cho Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng\\\". Nixon h\u1ecfi v\u00e0 Dean kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0 Hunt \u00e1m ch\u1ec9 \\\"Ellsberg\\\" v\u00e0 \\\"Kennedy\\\". G\u1ea1t \u0111i s\u1ef1 ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a Dean, Nixon nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh ph\u1ea3i giao ti\u1ec1n cho Hunt, ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c. T\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, 75 ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f4 la \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u00fat ra t\u1eeb qu\u1ef9 v\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng tranh c\u1eed trao cho lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a Hunt. Tuy t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n th\u1ebf, nh\u01b0ng Hunt c\u0169ng v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c, \u00edt nh\u1ea5t v\u00e0o l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, khai man tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0110\u1ea1i b\u1ed3i th\u1ea9m \u0111o\u00e0n. C\u1ee9 th\u1ebf tr\u1edf \u0111i h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 theo ki\u1ec3u tr\u00ean t\u1ea1i ph\u00f2ng x\u1eed \u00e1n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00e0 \u1edf Washington (nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 cu\u1ed9n b\u0103ng ch\u1ee9ng c\u1ee9). Ng\u00e0y 10--5-1973, Qu\u1ed1c h\u1ed9i l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean b\u1ecf phi\u1ebfu c\u1eaft gi\u1ea3m ng\u00e2n s\u00e1ch Chi\u1ebfn tranh \u0110\u00f4ng D\u01b0\u01a1ng, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 ng\u00e2n s\u00e1ch n\u1ed1i l\u1ea1i c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c n\u00e9m bom n\u1eeda ch\u1eedng. T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng ph\u1ee7 quy\u1ebft. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng c\u0169ng hi\u1ec3u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u1eef m\u00e3i l\u00e1 phi\u1ebfu ph\u1ee7 quy\u1ebft. \u00d4ng t\u1ef1 bi\u1ebft s\u1edbm mu\u1ed9n s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng b\u1ecb lu\u1eadn t\u1ed9i (U\u1ef7 ban v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 Watergate c\u1ee7a Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng vi\u1ec7n l\u1ea5y t\u00ean l\u00e0 U\u1ef7 ban Ervin v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a kh\u1edfi \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u00e1c phi\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ea7n c\u00f4ng khai). Nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m nay khi nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i, ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng \\\"n\u1ebfu Qu\u1ed1c h\u1ed9i ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed d\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ee5 Watergate\\\" th\u00ec Nixon \\\"s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3\\\" ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh n\u00e9m bom, th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u1edbi T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng Thi\u1ec7u v\u00e0 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n mi\u1ec1n Nam c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. H\u1ecd v\u1eabn cho r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t \u0111a s\u1ed1 trong Qu\u1ed1c h\u1ed9i \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 c\u1eaft gi\u1ea3m ng\u00e2n s\u00e1ch chi\u1ebfn tranh. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00fang. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 \u0111a s\u1ed1 th\u00ec v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t n\u00e9m bom v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 tri\u1ec3n v\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea9y l\u00f9i n\u00f3. Mu\u1ed1n th\u1eafng l\u00e1 phi\u1ebfu ph\u1ee7 quy\u1ebft c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng, Qu\u1ed1c h\u1ed9i c\u1ea7n t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 \u0111a s\u1ed1 ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i m\u00e0 c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111a s\u1ed1 hai ph\u1ea7n ba. Mort Halperin cho t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 Watergate l\u01a1 l\u1eedng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u, Nixon g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd d\u1ed3n \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ed1 phi\u1ebfu hai ph\u1ea7n ba d\u01b0 m\u1ed9t, chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c v\u00f4 hi\u1ec7u ho\u00e1 ph\u1ee7 quy\u1ebft c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. V\u00e0 khi \u0111\u00f3 c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c n\u00e9m bom c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngu\u1ef5 trang b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i c\u1edb","\\\"c\u01b0\u1ee1ng b\u1ee9c th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n tho\u1ea3 thu\u1eadn \u0111\u00e3 k\u00fd k\u1ebft\\\". Nh\u01b0 Larry Berman \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ea1ch ra[156], ch\u00ednh n\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd l\u1ebd Nixon vi\u1ec7n t\u1edbi \u0111\u1ec3 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c Thi\u1ec7u k\u00fd v\u00e0o Hi\u1ec7p \u0111\u1ecbnh Paris. T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng mi\u1ec1n Nam Vi\u1ec7t Nam s\u1ebd t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng v\u00ec l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a n\u00e0y. Toan t\u00ednh \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 c\u01a1 s\u1edf Nixon n\u1ed1i l\u1ea1i c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c n\u00e9m bom m\u00e0 Qu\u1ed1c h\u1ed9i kh\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u00e1c b\u1ecf. Nh\u01b0ng khi c\u00e1c phi\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a U\u1ef7 ban Ervin \u0111ang \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n v\u00e0 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng Dean s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i khai ra h\u00e0nh vi c\u1ea3n tr\u1edf c\u00f4ng l\u00fd c\u1ee7a Nixon, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean v\u00e9t c\u1ea1n ngu\u1ed3n l\u1ef1c ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1eafng cu\u1ed9c b\u1ecf phi\u1ebfu c\u1ee7a Qu\u1ed1c h\u1ed9i trong khi c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i gi\u00e0nh gi\u1eadt t\u1eebng l\u00e1 phi\u1ebfu lu\u1eadn t\u1ed9i T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng. Do v\u1eady, v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng s\u00e1u, Nixon \u0111\u00e0nh mi\u1ec5n c\u01b0\u1ee1ng thu\u1eadn theo hai Vi\u1ec7n ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t n\u00e9m bom tr\u01b0\u1edbc ng\u00e0y 15-8. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nhi\u1ec1u ngh\u1ecb s\u1ef9 ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y tho\u1ea3 thu\u1eadn n\u00e0y c\u00f3 t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1edbi c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c n\u00e9m bom l\u00ean Campuchia. H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng hay bi\u1ebft l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 n\u1ed1i l\u1ea1i ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e9m bom L\u00e0o v\u00e0 B\u1eafc Vi\u1ec7t Nam d\u00f9 Kissinger \u0111\u00e3 b\u00ed m\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb[157] t\u1eeb th\u00e1ng ba, tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ea3 khi qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i M\u1ef9 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u r\u00fat. Berman kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a Nixon n\u00e9m bom tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i mu\u1ed9n nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i th\u00e1ng t\u01b0. Trong b\u00e0i b\u00e1o \\\"S\u1ef1 li\u00ean h\u1ec7 v\u1edbi Watergate\\\" ra ng\u00e0y 5-5 n\u0103m 1975, t\u1ea1p ch\u00ed Times ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng trong th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf \u0111\u00e3 \\\"ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c ch\u1ea5p thu\u1eadn\\\" n\u1ed1i l\u1ea1i c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c n\u00e9m bom, nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng r\u00fat l\u1ea1i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh khi hay tin Dean s\u1eafp s\u1eeda g\u1eb7p c\u00e1c c\u00f4ng t\u1ed1 vi\u00ean. \u00d4ng \\\"kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e0nh nh\u1eadn nh\u1eefng nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 tr\u00edch n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi tr\u00ean hai m\u1eb7t tr\u1eadn\\\". N\u1ebfu th\u1ef1c nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, h\u1eb3n ch\u00ednh c\u00e1c ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a Dean v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng t\u1ed1 vi\u00ean ng\u00e0y 15-4 m\u1edbi l\u00e0 m\u1ed1i nguy hi\u1ec3m th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1, \u0111\u1ee7 l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ea3o l\u1ed9n t\u00ednh to\u00e1n c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t \\\"s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ed3i\\\" d\u00e0nh cho Qu\u1ed1c h\u1ed9i. H\u1ea1 vi\u1ec7n b\u1ecf phi\u1ebfu \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 c\u1eaft gi\u1ea3m ng\u00e2n s\u00e1ch chi\u1ebfn tranh v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y 10-5, hai tu\u1ea7n sau khi phi\u00ean to\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1c th\u00f4ng tin t\u1eeb Dean. V\u00ec phi\u00ean to\u00e0 n\u00e0y l\u00e0 n\u01a1i c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 c\u00f4ng khai quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 tr\u1ed9m do Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1eb1ng sau h\u1eadu thu\u1eabn, nh\u1eafm t\u1edbi t\u00f4i, cho n\u00ean \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh tr\u00ec ho\u00e3n n\u00f3 sau khi k\u1ef3 b\u1ea7u c\u1eed v\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn tranh Vi\u1ec7t Nam \u0111\u00e3 \\\"k\u1ebft th\u00fac g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng\\\" \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i ngay t\u1eeb khi c\u00f2n trong \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng. V\u1eabn ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, ng\u00e0y 10-5, quy\u1ec1n gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c m\u1edbi c\u1ee7a FBI, William Ruckelshaus th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn tr\u01b0\u1edbc to\u00e0 c\u00e1c ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng nghe tr\u1ed9m \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u1eed c\u1ee7a FBI \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, tr\u00e1i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ph\u1ee7 nh\u1eadn ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3. Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Byrne y\u00eau c\u1ea7u c\u00f3 b\u00e1o c\u00e1o c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c l\u1ea7n nghe tr\u1ed9m \u0111\u00f3. S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau Ruckelshaus tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang trong h\u1ed7 s\u01a1 c\u1ee7a FBI v\u00e0 B\u1ed9 T\u01b0 ph\u00e1p. Sau n\u00e0y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 c\u00e1c b\u00e1o c\u00e1o n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00f3 c\u1ee7a J. Edgar Hoover l\u00e0 William Sullivan l\u1ea5y ra t\u1eeb trong h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, theo l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng ngay t\u1eeb khi phi\u00ean tu\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i m\u1edbi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u. C\u00e1c b\u00e1o c\u00e1o \u0111\u00f3 bao g\u1ed3m bi\u00ean b\u1ea3n m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e0m c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u1edbi Mort Halperin b\u1ecb nghe l\u00e9n t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn c\u00e1c lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i s\u1ebd y\u00eau c\u1ea7u b\u00ean nguy\u00ean \u0111\u01a1n cung c\u1ea5p nh\u1eefng b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng n\u00e0y khi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u phi\u00ean to\u00e0. Cho n\u00ean Nixon kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang trong tay Hoover, s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng Hoover","c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0y hay c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c \u0111e do\u1ea1 trao c\u00e1c bi\u00ean b\u1ea3n cho th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Byrne. Ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau, 11-5, c\u00e1c lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 b\u00e0o ch\u1eefa y\u00eau c\u1ea7u th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n ra ph\u00e1n quy\u1ebft v\u1ec1 ki\u1ebfn ngh\u1ecb b\u00e3i n\u1ea1i phi\u00ean to\u00e0 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i h\u1ec7 qu\u1ea3 (ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 b\u00ean nguy\u00ean s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p ki\u1ec7n b\u1ecb \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ec1 c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1o bu\u1ed9c n\u00e0y n\u1eefa), tr\u00ean c\u01a1 s\u1edf t\u1ed5ng h\u1ee3p c\u00e1c h\u00e0nh vi sai tr\u00e1i c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7, g\u1ed3m c\u00f3 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng b\u01b0ng b\u00edt ch\u1ee9ng c\u1edb, x\u00e2m ph\u1ea1m quan h\u1ec7 b\u00e1c s\u1ef9 - b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n, nghe l\u00e9n phi ph\u00e1p, th\u1ee7 ti\u00eau t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u h\u1eefu quan v\u00e0 b\u1ea5t tu\u00e2n th\u1ee7 l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a to\u00e0 \u00e1n. Bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng ng\u00e0y 11-5, sau phi\u00ean t\u1ea1m ngh\u1ec9, th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Byrne \u0111\u1ecdc m\u1ed9t th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o, trong \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3i ph\u00e1n quy\u1ebft c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean \\\"ph\u1ea1m vi c\u00e1c v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 \u00f4ng Boudin[158] v\u1eeba n\u00f3i t\u1edbi. Ph\u00e1n quy\u1ebft n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01a1n thu\u1ea7n d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean ch\u1ec9 ri\u00eang ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng nghe l\u00e9n, hay ri\u00eang v\u1ee5 tr\u1ed9m v\u00e0 c\u00e1c th\u00f4ng tin xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n trong nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y\\\". \u00d4ng ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c: B\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb ng\u00e0y 26-4, \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1t c\u00e1c ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 quan tr\u1ecdng li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh vi c\u1ee7a nhi\u1ec1u c\u01a1 quan trong ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c b\u1ecb c\u00e1o trong phi\u00ean to\u00e0 n\u00e0y\u2026 Ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn c\u00e1c th\u00f4ng tin \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng, nh\u1eefng th\u00f4ng tin m\u1edbi l\u00e0m n\u1ea3y sinh nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi m\u1edbi. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 kh\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1p h\u01a1n l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 s\u00e1ng t\u1ecf. C\u00e1c ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 n\u00e0y b\u1ed9c l\u1ed9 nhi\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n l\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a nhi\u1ec1u c\u01a1 quan ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c b\u1ecb c\u00e1o. Sau nh\u1eefng c\u00e1o tr\u1ea1ng \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, l\u1ebd ra c\u1ea7n h\u1ea1n ch\u1ebf quy\u1ec1n ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111i\u1ec1u tra c\u00e1c b\u1ecb c\u00e1o nh\u01b0ng quan ch\u1ee9c Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp m\u1ed9t \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u0111i\u1ec1u tra v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t b\u1ecb c\u00e1o \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. D\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 n\u1eafm s\u01a1 l\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m c\u1ee7a \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y lo ng\u1ea1i h\u01a1n bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft. \u00d4ng \u0111i\u1ec3m l\u1ea1i c\u00e1c s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n: v\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ed9t nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 t\u00e2m l\u00fd c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i; c\u00e1c h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a CIA theo y\u00eau c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng \\\"\u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho l\u00e0 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qu\u00e1 th\u1ea9m quy\u1ec1n ph\u00e1p \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a c\u01a1 quan n\u00e0y\\\", m\u1ea1o danh, cung c\u1ea5p thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb ch\u1ee5p \u1ea3nh v\u00e0 c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea1o c\u1ee5 kh\u00e1c cho c\u00e1c m\u1eadt v\u1ee5 v\u00e0 nh\u1eb1m x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng hai b\u1ec7nh \u00e1n t\u00e2m th\u1ea7n. \u00d4ng c\u0169ng nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf l\u00e0 d\u00f9 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng quan ch\u1ee9c ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 c\u00e1c vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m phi ph\u00e1p nh\u1eb1m v\u00e0o b\u1ecb c\u00e1o nh\u01b0ng to\u00e0 \u00e1n v\u00e0 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed b\u00ean nguy\u00ean \u0111\u01a1n kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u00f3 b\u1ea3n ghi nh\u1edb c\u1ee7a Silbert, \\\"v\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 h\u01a1n m\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u00e0y sau khi n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ebft l\u00ean\\\"; th\u1eadm ch\u00ed tr\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 n\u00e0y, n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c li\u00ean ti\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 ng\u0103n ch\u1eb7n t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u b\u00e0o ch\u1eefa cho b\u1ecb c\u00e1o; \\\"ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y v\u1ec1 ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng nghe l\u00e9n \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u1eed \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 cu\u1ed9c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a b\u1ecb \u0111\u01a1n Ellsberg\\\" (sau r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ph\u1ee7 nh\u1eadn c\u1ee7a FBI v\u00e0 B\u1ed9 T\u01b0 ph\u00e1p) nh\u01b0ng ghi ch\u00e9p v\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p v\u1ee5 \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t kh\u1ecfi h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 l\u01b0u tr\u1eef c\u1ee7a hai c\u01a1 quan n\u00e0y t\u1eeb gi\u1eefa n\u0103m 1971. Trong danh s\u00e1ch c\u00e1c s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf qua \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb \u00f4ng gi\u1eef ch\u1ee9c gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c FBI v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y 5 v\u00e0 7-4 v\u00e0 \u00f4ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e1c y\u00eau c\u1ea7u coi \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong c\u00e1c c\u01a1 s\u1edf b\u00e3i n\u1ea1i phi\u00ean to\u00e0. \u00d4ng ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c: \\\"Ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec1u tra c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng gi\u00fap \u00edch g\u00ec cho phi\u00ean to\u00e0\u2026 m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y tr\u00f4i qua, b\u1ed3i th\u1ea9m \u0111o\u00e0n ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i c\u00f2n","cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec1u tra kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 hy v\u1ecdng k\u1ebft th\u00fac. Th\u00eam v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1p tho\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e1ng t\u1ea1i sao nh\u1eefng h\u00e0nh vi l\u1ea1c l\u00f5ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c che \u0111\u1eady trong m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian d\u00e0i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u00e0 t\u1ea1i sao b\u00e1o c\u00e1o c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 l\u00ean To\u00e0 \u00e1n l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 v\u00e0 ghi ch\u00e9p li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c h\u00e0nh vi n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t t\u00edch ho\u1eb7c b\u1ecb ti\u00eau hu\u1ef7 \u2026 C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 nghi\u00eam t\u00fac v\u1ec1 t\u00ednh x\u00e1c th\u1ef1c v\u00e0 ph\u00e1p l\u00fd n\u1ed5i l\u00ean t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng c\u00e1o bu\u1ed9c d\u00e0nh cho b\u1ecb \u0111\u01a1n m\u00e0 t\u00f4i lu\u00f4n mong mu\u1ed1n gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft tri\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ec3\u2026 Tuy nhi\u00ean \u2026 b\u1ed3i th\u1ea9m \u0111o\u00e0n b\u1ecb \u0111\u1eb7t v\u00e0o th\u1ebf kh\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00e1n quy\u1ebft m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch c\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng, kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m t\u00ednh sau nh\u1eefng h\u00e0nh vi g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 \u00e1n x\u1eed tr\u00e1i ph\u00e9p \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 b\u1ea5t c\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng. Cho d\u00f9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, t\u00f4i hy v\u1ecdng d\u01b0\u1edbi th\u1eddi ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i, c\u00e1c b\u1ecb c\u00e1o s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb x\u00e9t x\u1eed th\u00eam m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa v\u1ec1 c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng c\u00e1o bu\u1ed9c n\u00e0y. T\u1ed5ng h\u1ee3p nh\u1eefng ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh tr\u00ean l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nhau, \\\"c\u00f4ng l\u00fd\\\" \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb x\u00e2m ph\u1ea1m theo m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u1eefng s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng x\u1ea3y ra \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e2y ra nh\u1eefng x\u00e2m ph\u1ea1m kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 s\u1eeda ch\u1eefa \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi v\u1ee5 \u00e1n n\u00e0y\u2026 T\u00f4i t\u00e1n th\u00e0nh r\u1eb1ng, \u1edf v\u00e0o t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng ph\u00e1p l\u00fd nh\u01b0 hi\u1ec7n nay c\u1ee7a v\u1ee5 \u00e1n, ph\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u00e1ch duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o th\u1ee7 t\u1ee5c v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 c\u00f4ng l\u00fd \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 phi\u00ean to\u00e0 n\u00e0y b\u1ecb hu\u1ef7, ki\u1ebfn ngh\u1ecb b\u00e3i n\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a b\u1ecb c\u00e1o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea5p thu\u1eadn v\u00e0 \u0111o\u00e0n b\u1ed3i th\u1ea9m gi\u1ea3i t\u00e1n. Y\u00eau c\u1ea7u b\u00e3i n\u1ea1i c\u00f3 hi\u1ec7u l\u1ef1c, c\u00e1c h\u1ed9i th\u1ea9m vi\u00ean s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o v\u1ec1 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00e0y v\u00e0 v\u1ee5 \u00e1n b\u1ecb hu\u1ef7 b\u1ecf. Xin c\u00e1m \u01a1n qu\u00fd v\u1ecb r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u\\\". Ph\u00f2ng x\u1eed \u00e1n, h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n. H\u00e2n hoan, \u00f4m h\u00f4n, ti\u1ebfng kh\u00f3c, ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee1 o\u00e0. Ti\u1ebfng r\u00fa n\u1ed5i l\u00ean ngay khi th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n k\u1ebft th\u00fac. Ti\u1ebfng r\u00fa t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i m\u00e0 m\u1ecdi bi\u1ec3u hi\u1ec7n c\u1ea3m x\u00fac c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tham d\u1ef1 b\u1ecb d\u1ed3n n\u00e9n su\u1ed1t b\u1ed1n th\u00e1ng v\u1eeba qua. L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng ch\u1eb7n n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i n\u1eefa. \u00d4ng n\u00f3i c\u00e1c h\u1ed9i th\u1ea9m vi\u00ean c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i ra theo l\u1ed1i sau. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng quay l\u01b0ng v\u00e0 v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o ch\u00f9ng \u0111en, \u00f4ng r\u1ea3o b\u01b0\u1edbc. C\u00e1c nh\u00e0 b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed5 x\u00f4 \u0111i g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i; b\u00ean nguy\u00ean thu d\u1ecdn, kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i ph\u00f2ng x\u1eed \u00e1n cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 quay cu\u1ed3ng, nghi\u00eang ng\u1ea3. Patricia v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u00e0o \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean nhau. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00f9ng t\u00faa ra ngo\u00e0i, c\u00f9ng nhau \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean b\u1eadc thang to\u00e0 nh\u00e0 to\u00e0 \u00e1n li\u00ean bang, d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh n\u1eafng m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi v\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t bi\u1ec3n m\u00e1y quay v\u00e0 \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n flash. C\u00f3 ai \u0111\u00f3 gi\u01a1 cao trang nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 b\u00e1o bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng: MITCHELL B\u1eca TRUY T\u1ed0. John Mitchell l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng ra kh\u1edfi t\u1ed1 t\u00f4i. V\u1ecb B\u1ed9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng T\u01b0 ph\u00e1p th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi t\u00f9 ng\u1ee5c. Nhanh theo ch\u00e2n \u00f4ng l\u00e0 Kleindienst, hai tu\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u1eeb ch\u1ee9c c\u00f2n l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea1o v\u1ee5 truy t\u1ed1 t\u00f4i V\u00e0 Haldeman, Ehrlichman v\u00e0 Colson. V\u00e0 c\u00e1c c\u1ed9ng s\u1ef1 Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c giao nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 \\\"trung l\u1eadp ho\u00e1 t\u00f4i, c\u00e1c nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean h\u1ee3p \u0111\u1ed3ng cho CIA v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Cuba c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 v\u00f4 hi\u1ec7u ho\u00e1 t\u00f4i\\\". M\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n sau b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1eefng phi\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng vi\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 Watergate. T\u1eeb nh\u1eefng phi\u00ean n\u00e0y d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9n b\u0103ng ghi \u00e2m Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng, c\u1ee7ng c\u1ed1 l\u1eddi khai c\u1ee7a Dean r\u1eb1ng T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e3 chi ti\u1ec1n b\u1ecbt mi\u1ec7ng cho Hunt \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 \\\"nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m x\u1ea5u xa cho Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng\\\", hay ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \\\"Ellsberg\\\" (Cu\u1ed1n b\u0103ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ghi ng\u00e0y","23-7-1972 - \\\"kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang \u00e1m kh\u00f3i\\\" qua \u0111\u00f3 th\u1ea5y \u00fd mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng d\u00f9ng CIA \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n \u0111i\u1ec1u tra v\u00e0 truy t\u1ed1 Ellsberg, v\u1eabn v\u1edbi l\u00fd \u0111o nh\u01b0 tr\u00ean. Cu\u1ed1n b\u0103ng l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ea9y Nixon ra \u0111i). Ng\u01b0\u1eddi thay ch\u1ed7 \u00f4ng, T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng Gerald Ford quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh tu\u00e2n th\u1ee7 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t chi\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 t\u1ea1i \u0110\u00f4ng D\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a Qu\u1ed1c h\u1ed9i, cho m\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn khi chi\u1ebfn tranh k\u1ebft th\u00fac, ng\u00e0y 1-5-1975. Quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c H\u1ea1 vi\u1ec7n th\u00f4ng qua m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi phi\u00ean to\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i k\u1ebft th\u00fac, sau \u0111\u00f3 th\u00e1ng 6-1973 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 hai Vi\u1ec7n. H\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng ghi \u00e2m trong Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb g\u1ee1 b\u1ecf sau khi Alex Butterfield, m\u1ed9t tr\u1ee3 l\u00fd Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng, ng\u00e0y th\u1ee9 s\u00e1u, 13-7 khai b\u00e1o v\u1edbi c\u00e1c \u0111i\u1ec1u tra vi\u00ean v\u1ee5 Watergate v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. H\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng n\u00e0y v\u1eabn ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng trong ng\u00e0y 11-5-1973, ng\u00e0y phi\u00ean to\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t. M\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c h\u1ed9i tho\u1ea1i d\u00e0i gi\u1eefa T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ef1u Ch\u00e1nh v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng H. R. Haldeman t\u1eeb 11 gi\u1edd s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ebfn 2 gi\u1edd chi\u1ec1u \u1edf B\u1edd T\u00e2y. Khi th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Byrne tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 b\u00e3i n\u1ea1i phi\u00ean to\u00e0 \u1edf Los Angeles, \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ef1 \u0111o\u00e1n trong c\u1ea3 bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng, \u1edf Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng nghe th\u1ea5y T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i, cay \u0111\u1eafng n\u00f3i: \\\"Ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n v\u1edbi v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 An ninh qu\u1ed1c gia n\u00e0y[159], ch\u00fang ta l\u00e2m v\u00e0o t\u00ecnh th\u1ebf nan gi\u1ea3i. T\u00ean tr\u1ed9m hu\u00eanh hoang \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c gi\u1ea3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00f4n s\u00f9ng l\u00ean h\u00e0ng anh h\u00f9ng d\u00e2n t\u1ed9c v\u00e0 tho\u00e1t t\u1ed9i nh\u1edd m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 \u00e1n x\u1eed tr\u00e1i ph\u00e9p. C\u00f2n t\u1edd Th\u1eddi b\u00e1o New York \u1eb5m gi\u1ea3i th\u01b0\u1edfng Pulitzer nh\u1edd \u0111\u00e1nh c\u1eafp h\u1ed3 s\u01a1\u2026 B\u1ecdn h\u1ecd m\u01b0\u1ee3n b\u1ecdn tr\u1ed9m c\u1eafp \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 tr\u00edch ch\u00fang ta. C\u00f3 Ch\u00faa m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft ch\u00fang ta g\u1eb7p ph\u1ea3i th\u1ee9 g\u00ec? Ch\u00fang ta g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc d\u00e2n ch\u1ee7 c\u1ed9ng ho\u00e0 - ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc qu\u00e2n ch\u1ee7 - \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng theo ph\u00e1p lu\u1eadt, v\u1edbi Qu\u1ed1c h\u1ed9i, To\u00e0 \u00e1n v\u00e0 b\u00e1o ch\u00ed c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a v\u1ee5 ph\u00f2ng ng\u1eeba t\u1ec7 l\u1ea1m quy\u1ec1n, \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 Hi\u1ebfn ph\u00e1p \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, tr\u00ean m\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ea5t n\u00e0y c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 \u1edf t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c qu\u1ed1c gia kh\u00e1c, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u01a1 quan l\u1eadp ph\u00e1p \u0111\u1ed3ng thu\u1eadn ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn tranh m\u00e0 T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng \u0111ang ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh. Qu\u1ed1c h\u1ed9i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00f2i l\u1ea1i quy\u1ec1n quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh chi\u1ebfn tranh tr\u00f3t trao g\u1eedi cho Ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n ch\u00edn n\u0103m v\u1ec1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00ec Qu\u1ed1c h\u1ed9i m\u1edbi l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t h\u1ea7u bao c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7. Qu\u1ed1c h\u1ed9i \u0111\u00f2i ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t n\u00e9m bom. Cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn tranh \u0111ang \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ed3i k\u1ebft.","Ch\u00fa th\u00edch: [149] \\\"T\u1ed1t th\u00f4i, t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i th\u00eam \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 Kleindienst, 8:20, 25 th\u00e1ng 4, 1973, \u0111i\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e0m Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng. Kutler, trang 335. [150] \\\"Th\u1ebf nh\u00e9, ng\u1ee7 ngon, ch\u00e0ng trai\\\" - s\u0111d. [151] \\\"v\u00e0 h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 cho r\u1eb1ng\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 Petersen, 16:31, 27 th\u00e1ng 4, 1973, \u0111i\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e0m Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng. Kutler, trang 347. [152] \\\"\u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 Petersen, 17:37, 25 th\u00e1ng 4, 1973, To\u00e0 nh\u00e0 V\u0103n ph\u00f2ng H\u00e0nh ph\u00e1p. Kutler, trang 337. [153] \\\"v\u1ebft ung nh\u1ecdt trong \u0111\u1eddi T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng\\\" - Kutler, trang 247. [154][155] \\\"c\u00e1c chi ph\u00ed\\\", \\\"nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m x\u1ea5u xa\\\" - T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng, Haldeman v\u00e0 Dean, 10:12, 21 th\u00e1ng 3, 1973, Ph\u00f2ng B\u1ea7u d\u1ee5c. Kutler, trang 253. [156] Nh\u01b0 Lany Berman \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ea1ch ra: Berman, trang 195, 199, 218. [157] H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng hay bi\u1ebft\u2026 Kissinger \u0111\u00e3 b\u00ed m\u1eadt (\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb: s\u0111d, trang 254- 60. [158] \\\"ph\u1ea1m vi c\u00e1c v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 \u00f4ng Boudin\\\" - Ginger, trang 160-63. 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