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Article snippet: Democrats are ripping a page out of the Watergate playbook as they look to shine a spotlight on the unsavory details about MORE’s report. The House Judiciary Committee will grill John Dean, who served as White House counsel for former President Nixon and was tied up in the Watergate controversy, during a public hearing on Monday. Dean was intimately involved in the Watergate cover-up and delivered televised testimony before Congress following his ouster that helped contribute to Nixon’s resignation. Dean also served four months in prison for his role in the cover-up. “Dean was an incredibly important part of the public, the congressional Watergate investigation,” said Ken Hughes, an expert on Watergate and a research specialist at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center. “He set the agenda for the rest of the congressional Watergate investigation.” Dean has been no stranger to the public eye in recent years. He’s been a vocal critic of President Trump, arguing he engaged in obstruction based on what is described in Mueller’s report. “This is clear obstruction,” Dean told CNN’s MORE following the release of the public report in April. “The obstruction statute is an endeavor statute as well as an actual overt action. If you endeavor to obstruct — and there is much evidence here of endeavor — you’ve violated the obstruction statute.” Democrats describe Dean as an ideal witness who can provide historical context on obstruction of justice within the White House giv... Link to the full article to read more