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The Watergate Scandal
Politics are considered by many to be corrupt. Many believe this
out of cynicism but other more trusting observers will only believe this if
they have proof. Many of these trusting observers finally received the
proof they needed to be convinced that politics are corrupt. On June 17,
1972 during the presidential campaign, Washington, D.C. police arrested
seven burglars at t ....
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.... seized a walkie talkie, 40 rolls of
unexposed film, two 35 millimeter cameras, lock picks, pen-sized tear gas
guns, and bugging devices. (Gold 75). The burglars and two of their
accomplices, G. Gordon Liddy and E. Howard Hunt, were indicted in September
of 1972. They were charged with burglary, wire-tapping, and conspiracy.
They were subsequently convicted of these charges four months later.
(Watergate 1). Judge John Sirica, who convicted these men, was lenient on
their sentencing bec ....
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