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The sentencing of the Watergate burglars led to Gerald Ford's pardon of President Nixon.
John J. Sirica.
The Watergate burglars were caught attempting to place listening devices or "bugs" in the offices of the Democratic National Committee located in the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C. The burglary was instigated by the Republican Party to gain an advantage in the upcoming elections.
the 5 men were wiretaps
They Had TenMillion Dollars When They Got Arrested After The Investagation
the answer to your question would be, judge Sirica
They wanted to find evidence that the democrats had that Nixon was involved in the Kennedy Assassination
District Judge John j. Sirica (March 19, 1904 – August 14, 1992 ) tried and sentenced the Watergate burglars.
John Sirica
The Watergate burglars were Bernard L. Baker, James W. McCord, Birgillo R. Gonzales, Euqenio Martinez, and Frank Sturgis. James McCord was a former member of the CIA.
I think not. It is difficult to know for sure. He knew fairly soon after the burglars were arrested, I think.
Because they took in act of getting rid of all bad evidence on former 37th president Richard Milhous Nixon