Tucker Carlson Talks About the CIA’s Role in Removing Richard Nixon From Office

Tucker Carlson Talks About the CIA’s Role in Removing Richard Nixon From Office

“On June 23, 1972, Nixon met with the then–CIA director, Richard Helms, at the White House. During the conversation, which thankfully was tape-recorded, Nixon suggested he knew "who shot John," meaning President John F. Kennedy. Nixon further implied that the CIA was directly involved in Kennedy's assassination, which we now know it was. Helms's telling response? Total silence, but for Nixon, it didn't matter because it was already over.” [at 1:45]

“Four days before, on June 19, The Washington Post had published the first of many stories about a break-in at the Watergate office building. Unbeknownst to Nixon and unreported by The Washington Post, four of the five burglars worked for the CIA.”