Reply #14: the Watergate break-in occurred June 17, 1972. [View All]

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It was news headlines for months prior to the election. The congressional investigation did not begin until after the election. The whole point of the break-in was to find inside information on the Democrats' election strategy.

"On June 17, 1972, police apprehended five men attempting to break into and wiretap Democratic party offices. With two other accomplices they were tried and convicted in Jan., 1973. All seven men were either directly or indirectly employees of President Nixon's reelection committee, and many persons, including the trial judge, John J. Sirica, suspected a conspiracy involving higher-echelon government officials. In March, James McCord, one of the convicted burglars, wrote a letter to Sirica charging a massive coverup of the burglary. His letter transformed the affair into a political scandal of unprecedented magnitude."

http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/section/Watergat_TheWatergateBreak-in.asp