It blew the investigation wide open when the tapes were subpoenaed by Judge Sirica
he acted to cover up crimes
Bob Woodard and Carl Bernstein were the Washington Post reporters who were made famous through their investigation of the Watergate cover-up. The Watergate scandal occurred when the Nixon administration tried to cover up a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 1972.
Bob Woodard and Carl Bernstein were the Washington Post reporters who were made famous through their investigation of the Watergate cover-up. The Watergate scandal occurred when the Nixon administration tried to cover up a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 1972.
The result of the investigation into the Watergate Scandal was the discovery of evidence of President Nixon's involvement in the cover-up of the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters. As a result, Nixon faced impeachment by the House of Representatives. However, before the impeachment process could be completed, he resigned from office on August 8, 1974.
The Tennessee senator who conducted the investigation into the Watergate burglary and cover-up was Howard Baker. He served as the vice-chairman of the Senate Watergate Committee and played a significant role in uncovering the truth behind the scandal.
The cover up of the Watergate scandal.
He did what he could to interfere with the investigation , but eventually he saw the inevitable and yielded to requests for information and then finally resigned his office. He acted to cover up crimes ---apex
He did what he could to interfere with the investigation , but eventually he saw the inevitable and yielded to requests for information and then finally resigned his office. He acted to cover up crimes ---apex
Pardoned Richard Nixon for the watergate cover-up
What was to become known as the Watergate scandal began June 17th, 1972 with the arrest of 5 "plumbers" burglarizing the Democratic headquarters at the Watergate Hotel.The "plumbers" were shown to have been paid from a slush fund attached to the Committee to RE Elect the President (CREEP).After 2 years of investigation evidence was uncovered linking the President directly with the attempted cover up and Richard Nixon resigned rather than face impeachment.
The goal of the Watergate break in was to gain information that might be helpful in the presidential election campaign. After the burglars were caught, the goal was to cover up any connection between them and the re-election committee and then later to impede the investigation of the cover-up.
Nixon violated the law by obstructing justice and abusing his presidential powers when he attempted to cover up his involvement in the Watergate scandal. This included actively interfering with the FBI's investigation of the burglary in the Democratic National Committee headquarters, which was a criminal act.