The candidate told Edson that the Fund was set up by his supporters to pay political expenses, explained that he had made no effort to find out the names of the donors, and referred Edson to Smith for further information.
尼克松回答该基金是由他的支持者设立，用于支付他的政治开销，他表示自己没有试图去知晓捐赠者的姓名，并告诉埃德森可以找史密斯了解进一步信息。