atically ▁stated , ▁" Well , ▁I ' m ▁not ▁a ▁cro ok ." ▁He ▁needed ▁to ▁allow ▁B ork ▁to ▁appoint ▁a ▁new ▁special ▁pro sec utor ; ▁B ork ▁chose ▁Leon ▁J aw or ski ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁investigation . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁action ▁against ▁N ixon ▁Administration ▁members ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁a ▁grand ▁j ury ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁ind icted ▁several ▁former ▁a ides ▁of ▁N ixon , ▁who ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" W ater gate ▁Seven " — H . ▁R . ▁Hal de man , ▁John ▁Ehr lich man , ▁John ▁N . ▁Mitchell , ▁Charles ▁Col son , ▁Gordon ▁C . ▁Stra chan , ▁Robert ▁M ard ian , ▁and ▁Kenneth ▁Park inson — for ▁consp iring ▁to ▁h inder ▁the ▁Water gate ▁investigation . ▁The ▁grand ▁j ury ▁secret ly ▁named ▁N ixon ▁as ▁an ▁un ind icted ▁co - con sp ir ator . ▁The ▁special ▁pro sec utor ▁dis su aded ▁them ▁from ▁an ▁ind ict ment ▁of ▁N ixon , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁a ▁President ▁can ▁be ▁ind icted ▁only ▁after ▁he ▁leaves ▁office . ▁John ▁Dean , ▁J eb ▁Stuart ▁Mag r uder , ▁and ▁other ▁figures ▁had ▁already ▁ple aded ▁guilty . ▁On ▁April ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁D w ight ▁Chap in , ▁the ▁former ▁N ixon ▁appoint ments ▁secretary , ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁lying ▁to ▁the ▁grand ▁j ury .