To anyone who had closely followed the story, however, the indictments were baffling, mentioning none of the campaign finance violations and none of the accusations about the $89,000 from Texas or the $25,000 from Minnesota that had found their way into Barker’s bank account. There was also no reference to the $350,000 slush fund that Stans had apparently used to fund Liddy’s operations. It was as if the money intended for the Nixon campaign had just coincidentally ended up in the burglars’ bank account—and then their pockets—as they broke into rival campaign offices.
