What is hugh sloan?

Hugh Sloan was a former aide to President Richard Nixon who played a key role in the Watergate scandal. Sloan served as the deputy finance director for Nixon's 1972 re-election campaign and was responsible for overseeing the campaign's finances.

During the Watergate investigation, Sloan revealed that he had witnessed illegal activities, including the payment of hush money to the Watergate burglars. He also admitted to giving false testimony to the Senate Watergate Committee and was later indicted on charges of conspiracy and obstruction of justice.

Sloan eventually cooperated with prosecutors and agreed to testify against his former colleagues, including Nixon's chief of staff, H.R. Haldeman, and White House counsel, John Ehrlichman. His testimony helped to further expose the extent of the cover-up and led to the downfall of the Nixon administration.

After the Watergate scandal, Sloan left politics and pursued a career in finance. He later wrote a book about his experiences, titled "A Fool's Errand: Creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the Age of Bush, Obama, and Trump."