Watergate
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- Watergate
- In 1972 CREEP hoped to gain an electoral advantage for Nixon through gaining democratic party secrets
- CREEP organised two break-ins into Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate building in order to install surveillance devices
- The first of the burglars was apprehended on the 17th June 1972 and arrested
- CREEP organised two break-ins into Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate building in order to install surveillance devices
- Nixon: "I think the country does not give much of a **** when somebody bugs somebody else"
- He claimed the Republicans had been bugged by the Democrats multiple times but they had never been caught
- However, he also tried to move on quickly and cover up the break in
- Within days of the discovery of the second break in Nixon and his aides discussed using the CIA to stop the FBI investigation CREEPs financing of the break in
- This was a clear attempt to obstruct justice. When it failed the President tried to buy the burglars silence, a further obstruction of justice
- When the Senate began a public investigation, opinion shifted against Nixon- his approval rating fell to just 17% and Agnew was force to resign
- Like previous president, Nixon recorded many of the conversations he had in the White House; in July 1974 the Supreme Court ordered he released them. It was revealed that he had order a cover up. The House of Representatives moved to impeach him.
- He was impeaches on 2 charges:Obstruction of Justice and abuse of power (trying to use the FBI to stop investigations)
- To avoid impeachment Nixon resigned in August 1974 and was replaced by Ford.
- 25 of Ford's aides were arrested. Ford was later pardoned by Nixon.
- In 1972 CREEP hoped to gain an electoral advantage for Nixon through gaining democratic party secrets
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