The Telenews Daily - Congressional Probe (5 Percenters, Vaughan)
08:00:36 Senator Hoey & investigative committee w/ Karl Mundt, Margaret Chase Smith & others. Photographers taking pictures of General Vaughan smoking cigar & another military officer at table.
08:00:44 SOF Congressman: In view of a statement made yesterday...did you ever investigate him over the phone? Military officer: “I certainly did not & I never would.” “Did you ever hear anyone in your office impersonating him?” “No.”
08:01:02 MOS photographers arouind committee.
08:01:09 SOF Sen. McCarthy (?) SOF: “...the Agriculture Department to proceed to make sure that the allegations...not be reduced.”
08:01:17 SOF Vaughan: “I did not say that, Sir.” “I did not.” McCarthy: “Will you tell me what you did do?”
08:01:21 SOF “At the direction of the President, I called the Secretary of Agriculture to find if the quarters were going to be changed. And I reported to the Presdient & that is the sum total to my connection to it. I never made any suggestions about whether they should be changed or whether they shouldn’t. I knew nothing about it.”....It was reduced before that.
08:01:54 Committee members.
08:01:58 Vaughan: “ I should see no reason why I should object to anything the FBI or the Department of Justice has on me being made completely available to the Committee. ...I don’t think my opinion would be of interest to the FBI...”
1949 Scandal; Extortion; Bribery;
Note: Senate Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Department opened hearings on five percenters & influence peddling, 08Aug49. Vaughan testified 30Aug49
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The Telenews Daily - Congressional Probe (5 Percenters, Vaughan) 08:00:36 Senator Hoey & investigative committee w/ Karl Mundt, Margaret Chase Smith & others. Photographers taking pictures of General Vaughan smoking cigar & another military officer at table. 08:00:44 SOF Congressman: In view of a statement made yesterday...did you ever investigate him over the phone? Military officer: “I certainly did not & I never would.” “Did you ever hear anyone in your office impersonating him?” “No.” 08:01:02 MOS photographers arouind committee. 08:01:09 SOF Sen. McCarthy (?) SOF: “...the Agriculture Department to proceed to make sure that the allegations...not be reduced.” 08:01:17 SOF Vaughan: “I did not say that, Sir.” “I did not.” McCarthy: “Will you tell me what you did do?” 08:01:21 SOF “At the direction of the President, I called the Secretary of Agriculture to find if the quarters were going to be changed. And I reported to the Presdient & that is the sum total to my connection to it. I never made any suggestions about whether they should be changed or whether they shouldn’t. I knew nothing about it.”....It was reduced before that. 08:01:54 Committee members. 08:01:58 Vaughan: “ I should see no reason why I should object to anything the FBI or the Department of Justice has on me being made completely available to the Committee. ...I don’t think my opinion would be of interest to the FBI...” 1949 Scandal; Extortion; Bribery; Note: Senate Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Department opened hearings on five percenters & influence peddling, 08Aug49. Vaughan testified 30Aug49