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After the NSC supposedly leaked confidential government information to the New York Times, Nixon ordered the wiretapping of certain reporters and White House staff members
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The Nixon campaign rushed to accumulate a large amount of campaign funds which were used for campaign activities, but a lot of it was also used for shady private endeavors.
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Nixon used sleazy efforts against opponents which often times derailed entire campaigns.
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The first attempt was the first attempt of Nixon’s efforts to break into and wiretap the Democratic headquarters, the first attempt was a failure.
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President Nixon coaxed the CIA to illegally pressure the FBI to halt the investigation on the bases of National Security.
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This was the 2nd attempt to illegally wiretap the Democratic Party’s headquarters. This time the mission wa a usted and 5 men were arrested and the mission was traced back to orders from Nixon.
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These were the 2 reporters responsible for breaking the story and essentially following the story along with the proper information.