How Did The Watergate Scandal

This story is about the investigation of the Watergate scandal. The Watergate Scandal was uncovered as an illegal way of the reelection of President Richard Nixon. There was said to be an inside investigation, but there are doubts that that ever really happened. Two reporters from the Washington Post, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, did their own investigation, bringing down the president. It changed american politics forever. The Watergate scandal was first uncovered when paid men broke into the democratic board room and attempted to steal confidential information. These men were arrested, and one was traced back to the reelection campaign for Richard Nixon, arousing suspension from many sources. The FBI was one of those, they apparently conducted an inside investigation that came back with little results. The idea of an inside investigation was …show more content…
Woodward was very intrigued by this, and refused to give up. He went ahead and started a few papers he wanted published about it, Bernstein saw these and saw that he could keep his job if this case really proved to be true. They carried on their own investigation, including talking to about everyone they could find that might know anything about it. They were able to get very little information, as everyone who knew anything was told to keep silent. Luckily, Woodward had an inside informant that gave him plenty of information. This informant worked for the FBI and was called Deep Throat. They went to the clerks office and received everything they could about the president and his spending. They traced money, but still had no luck tracing it back to the Watergate burglary. They keep investigating, finding very little information. They try to publish their findings so far, but the editor-in-chief will not allow them to publish anything that does not have confirmed sources. They talk to Deep throat and he gives them information about what