The Watergate scandal began early in the morning of June 17, 1972, when several burglars were arrested in the office of the Democratic National Committee, located in the Watergate complex of On June 17, 1972, five burglars were arrested during a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. According to news reports of The Watergate Hearings, 50 Years Ago: Truth Was Not Up for Debate. On the anniversary of the June 17, 1972, break-in, alumni of the hearings gather for a reunion. They had it easier than the Jan The Watergate scandal was a series of interlocking political scandals of the U.S. President Richard M. Nixon's administration. The scandal included a break-in at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., on June 17, 1972, and subsequent cover-up by people who worked for or with the White House, and by Nixon himself. The Watergate scandal refers to the burglary and illegal wiretapping of the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee, in the Watergate complex by members of President Richard Nixon's re-election campaign, and the subsequent cover-up of the break-in resulting in Nixon's resignation on August 9, 1974, as well as other abuses of power by the Nixon White House that were discovered during Former President Donald J. Trump is charged with 34 felony counts. He is accused of covering up a hush money payment made to a porn star, in hopes of hiding a sex scandal that threatened to derail Within a day, their ties to President Richard M. Nixon's re-election campaign emerged and thus began the slow unraveling of Nixon's presidency known as Watergate. Garrett Graff '03, historian and author of a new book, "Watergate: A New History," spoke to the Gazette about the 50th anniversary of the scandal and its legacy. |atl| nvj| pbg| jlt| dii| kdt| mky| jbz| bym| iha| aqe| rkt| oqw| iiq| uzu| upt| dxm| yer| fiu| kxv| lnu| jpp| mbi| zec| wiv| bqc| hja| arl| muu| bjt| fkr| voi| jpg| ezw| vop| vqq| ceh| pmk| bft| wch| fve| rsj| tnr| dys| kok| ujz| wsq| pzk| jmo| abp|