Watergate Scandal

1. Building that was broken into
5. Washington Post reporter that discovered the scandal went into the highest levels of the CIA, FBI and Department of Justice
7. President of the U.S. that directly benefited from the break in
9. lack of trust or faith in someone or something
11. To be excused or relieved from something
14. Device that allowed members in on the plot to listen to phone calls between upper level people in the Democratic Party
16. a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something.
17. Groups that have a certain belief of how the country should be ran and are against other parties.
18. the action of researching and looking for something or someone
20. President who later pardoned Nixon of all charges

2. When a legislative body initiates charges against a public official
3. Audio log that documented the initial stages of the cover-up: it revealed Nixon and Haldeman had a meeting in the Oval Office during which they discussed how to stop the FBI from continuing its investigation of the break-in
4. DNC Chairman and owner of the second wire tapped phone
6. Attorney General who approved the plan to burglarize the Democratic Party’s Building
8. When the scandal concluded 69 government officials were charged and 48 were found guilty including then Attorney General of the United States
10. an action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage.
12. Owner of 1 of the 2 phones that were wiretapped
13. The act of lying while under oath during a trial
15. Newspaper that broke the story of corruption
19. People or companies that cover news stories and relay them to the public