GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert asks John Dean if he ordered the Watergate break-in

Former White House Counsel John Dean headed to Congress on Monday to testify about the Mueller report and ended up facing a grilling about his role in Watergate nearly five decades later.

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) while questioning Dean, who was a key Watergate witness, at one point directly asked him, "Did you ever order or convey an order to break into the Democratic headquarters at Watergate hotel?" Dean shook his head and offered a flat, "No."

Dean during the hearing argued as he has in the past that there are key similarities between Watergate and the Mueller report. President Trump tweeted before the testimony began that Dean is "disgraced," and numerous Republican lawmakers used their time to go after the former White House aide, with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) accusing him of making a "cottage industry" out of comparing presidents to Nixon. To that, Dean responded, "Mr. Gaetz, I appreciate you were not born at the time that this all happened." Brendan Morrow

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