The Infamous Watergate Scandal

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that relevant details had not been unveiled during the trial and
offered leniency in exchanged for further information. As it became
increasingly evident that the Watergate burglars were tied closely to the
Central Intelligence Agency and the Committee to re-elect the president.
(Watergate) Four of these men, who were arrested on the morning of June 17,
1972, came from Miami, Florida. They were Bernard L. Barker, Frank A.
Sturgis, Virgillio R. Gonzalez, and Eugenio R. Martinez. The other man was
from Rockville, Maryland named James W. McCord, Jr. The two co-plotters
were G. Gordon Liddy and E. Howard Hunt. (Watergate)
The senate established and investigative committee headed by Senate
Sam Ervin, Jr., to look into the growing scandal. As they were
investigating, they related that the famous break-in was far more involved
than what everyone had expected. (Watergate) The White Houses involvement
of that morning first became evident when James McCord wrote a letter ...

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had promised him an executive pardon if he would
plead guilty. This began to question the White House involvement since
only the president could present such a pardon. (Westerfled, 40) Jeb
Margruder was the next witness to testify. He admitted his own perjury to
the Grand Jury and verified what McCord had said. While on the stand he
also revealed another name to add to the list of those involved, John
Mitchell. (Gold, 246-247)
The next witness scheduled to appear was John Dean. In Dean's
testimony he exposed that the Watergate burglary had been only a part of a
greater abuse of power. He said that for four years the White House had
used the powers of the presidency to attack ...

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