In mid-August, Magruder was called before the grand jury. Heading into the testimony, it seemed highly likely that the deputy campaign director would be indicted (and he would have been had he told the truth), but on August 15, he and Dean met in the White House counsel’s office to prepare his answers. There had been more and more stories spreading about Liddy and his antics, and the White House was trying to make clear Liddy acted alone without prompting the former aide to reconsider his silence.
