How Was Nixon Responsible For The Watergate Scandal Cover-Up

Part 2 – Investigation The Watergate scandal is one of our country’s most notorious historical events, but there are still unresolved questions regarding President Nixon’s involvement in both the break-ins of the Democratic Party offices in May and June 1972 and the ensuing cover-ups. As with most conspiracies, the questions surrounding the Watergate scandal ask what did Nixon know and when did he know it. This investigation, in its attempt to understand the extent to which Nixon was responsible for the Watergate scandal cover-up, is no different. However, in addition to uncovering the specific steps that Nixon took to cover-up the scandal, the degree of Nixon’s responsibility for both the espionage operations and cover-up can also be understood circumstantially through other actions that are known about him and his administration leading up to Watergate. Although we may never know Nixon’s direct or indirect involvement in the Watergate break-ins, on July 27, 1974, the House Judiciary Committee arrived at the conclusion that he be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors because of his actions that, among other abuses of power, contributed to the cover-up of any White House involvement in the Watergate break-ins. This investigation will lay out the facts and evidence behind the Committee’s charge …show more content…
As a result, Nixon participated in the cover-up and ordered the CIA to obstruct the FBI’s criminal investigation. This obstruction is evident in three different conversations, including the famous “smoking gun” conversation between Nixon and Haldeman that clearly revealed Nixon’s intent to impede the FBI’s investigation by being deceitful about the