Five burglars, James W. McCord Jr. Bernard Barker, Eugenio Martinez, Frank Sturgis, and Virgilio Gonzalez, were arrested inside of Democratic headquarters in the Watergate Hotel, in Washington, D.C.
Nixon was not aware of the plot that his operatives had devised to break into the hotel and steal information from the Democratic Party, but he tried to cover it up once it became clear what occurred. That lead to his downfall.
It's interesting to note how different the times were. Nixon, although not involved in the plot itself, fell for trying to impede its investigation. It was clear that he was going to be impeached, and that Senate Republicans were going to vote to remove him from office.
In contrast, what Donald Trump attempted to do, leading up to January 6, was much worse, and yet he remained in office, is trying to regain office, and Republicans who oppose him openly are harassed for it.
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