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A group within the committee to Reelect the President made plans to wiretap the phones at the Democratic National Committee HeadQuarters.
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Although Nixon wasn't involved in the break in he was involved with the coverup. He illegally tried to bribe the CIA to try and persuade to stop the investigation.
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Judge John J. Siricia presenting over the trial, was not convinced that the full story was told. He sentenced the burglars to long prison terms.
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Millions of Americans watched the senate hearings on television. Nixon attempted to protect himself by forcing two top aides to resign and take full responsibility for the actions of others.
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In an effort to demonstrate his honesty , Nixon agreed to the appropriate point of a special prosecutor. This prosecutor Archibald Cox insisted that Nixon Release the White House tapes. Then leading to multiple firings and massacres.
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Nixon finally released the tapes and even with a 1/2 minor gap in the video they could still find his involvement in the scandal.
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When Cox's replacement, Leon Jaworski also asked Nixon to release the tapes. He refused and then gave him tampered tapes.