▁hell ▁out ▁of ▁this   ... ▁this ▁is ▁ah , ▁business ▁here ▁we ▁don ' t ▁want ▁you ▁to ▁go ▁any ▁further ▁on ▁it .' " ▁ ▁N ixon ▁approved ▁the ▁plan , ▁and ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁more ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁invol vement ▁of ▁his ▁campaign ▁in ▁the ▁break - in , ▁he ▁told ▁Hal de man : ▁" All ▁right , ▁fine , ▁I ▁understand ▁it ▁all . ▁We ▁won ' t ▁second - gu ess ▁Mitchell ▁and ▁the ▁rest ." ▁Return ing ▁to ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁C IA ▁to ▁ob struct ▁the ▁F BI , ▁he ▁instruct ed ▁Hal de man : ▁" You ▁call ▁them ▁in . ▁Good . ▁Good ▁deal . ▁Play ▁it ▁t ough . ▁That ' s ▁the ▁way ▁they ▁play ▁it ▁and ▁that ' s ▁the ▁way ▁we ▁are ▁going ▁to ▁play ▁it ." ▁ ▁N ixon ▁denied ▁that ▁this ▁constit uted ▁an ▁obst ruction ▁of ▁justice , ▁as ▁his ▁instructions ▁ultimately ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁C IA ▁truth fully ▁reporting ▁to ▁the ▁F BI ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁national ▁security ▁issues . ▁N ixon ▁ur ged ▁the ▁F BI ▁to ▁press ▁forward ▁with ▁the ▁investigation ▁when ▁they ▁expressed ▁concern ▁about ▁inter ference . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁this ▁t ape , ▁N ixon ▁had ▁denied ▁any ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁sc andal . ▁He ▁claimed ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁political ▁motiv ations ▁in ▁his ▁instructions ▁to ▁the ▁C IA , ▁and ▁claimed ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁knowledge ▁before ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁