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The Watergate scandal was an important political event in the United States, involving multiple people and organizations in a complex web of corruption. It was ultimately uncovered by the media and resulted in the resignation of the President.- In June 1972, a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate office complex was one of the most significant episodes of the Watergate scandal.
- The burglary raised public awareness and suspicions about President Richard Nixon's involvement in the political malfeasance and led to several congressional investigations as well.
- The burglars confessed that they had connections with the presidential abundance committee, giving credibility to theories that there had been actions of politics interference and corruption among influential figures of the Nixon administration.
- As familar details on the burglar’s affiliations emerged along with increased evidence concerning the president's abuse of power, a special prosecutor was tasked with conducting a formal investigation into the matter.
- Through further investigation it came to light that members of the White House staff and even the president himself had ordered or approved the break-in to gather information illegally so as sway the upcoming re-election.
- After multiple court hearings and indictments, in August 1974 President Nixon accepted the damning evidence against him and resigned his office to avoid certain impeachment proceedings.
- Congress later created new measures to limit the executive branch of government’s potential conflict of interest incidents such as the infamous Watergate scandal.
- This episode began when five burglars were caught in the DNC offices by upon the police officers arriving to the scene of a reported robbery following an alert from an internal security guard.
