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Watergate – What Happened? What- June 17 th 1972, burglars break into Dem. headquarters in Watergate Hotel, they bug room, get caught, bailed out by CREEP (Committee to RE-Elect the President) attorneys
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Nixon’s Involvement Nixon’s involvement- requests information on what Democrats knew about him! He denies White House involvement He attacks Judicial Branch so tapes of Oval Office conversations don’t come out
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Impeachment? Nixon not impeached, resigns before Senate can vote, tapes become public and makes Nixon look bad
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Obstruct Justice Obstruct justice- interfere with legal process, Nixon obstructs justice by trying to keep tapes secret
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Action Result: People lose trust in government.
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