John Dean's testimony marked one of the first times a former White House official had spoken out against President Richard Nixon.
As Michael Cohen—President Donald Trump's former lawyer and so-called fixer—testified before Congress on Wednesday, numerous observers were comparing him to John Dean, a key figure in the Watergate scandal. Dean was the former lawyer for President Richard Nixon who alleged, about a year before the president resigned, that Nixon knew of the Watergate cover-up plan.
Getty Images One of the key Watergate journalists, Carl Bernstein, saw some similarities between Cohen and Dean—but also some key differences. "The dynamic of it is potentially a John Dean moment, but there are big differences," Bernstein said on CNN."One, Cohen was never in the White House with President Trump, whereas Dean served the President of the United States as his counsel in the White House. Also, [Cohen] guy was a flunky. He was a runner, he was a fixer.
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