Meier was interviewed for 6 hours by the Watergate Committee and asked them “Why not put the cards on the table about Hughes, Nixon and [Bebe] Rebozo? I have been shell-shocked from the IRS and Hughes. I told you that (John) Ehrlichman had me bugged and put the IRS on me. I don’t have the organization behind me the President has or the money Hughes has. I’m fighting for my life and my family.” The Committee mentioned Meier’s name throughout the Senate Watergate report, but he was never called to testify. His story seemed contradictory to the established narrative built from the other defendants. Investigators decided against granting him immunity.
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