Watergate Committee

Complete list of the 21 democrats and 17 republicans on the house of representatives committee on the judiciary.

Watergate committee.

Regulation of campaign activities and contributions the establishment of a permanent special prosecutor and the creation of a permanent congressional legal service. The scandal stemmed from the nixon administration s continuous attempts to cover up its involvement in the june 17 1972 break in of the democratic national committee headquarters at the washington d c. In 1973 after the senate select committee on campaign activities investigation into the break in at the democratic national committee dnc headquarters at the watergate office complex in. Political investigations began in february 1973 when the senate established a committee to investigate the watergate scandal.

The watergate scandal was a political scandal in the united states involving the administration of u s. Nixon that were revealed following the arrest of five burglars at democratic national committee dnc headquarters in the watergate office apartment hotel complex in washington d c on june 17 1972. President richard nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to nixon s resignation. 60 in 1973 to investigate the watergate scandal with the power to investigate the break in at the democratic national committee dnc headquarters at the watergate office complex in washington d c and any.

Watergate scandal interlocking political scandals of the administration of u s. Some though not all of these recommendations became law. Initial investigations of watergate were heavily influenced by the media particularly the work of two reporters from the washington post bob woodward and carl bernstein along with their mysterious informant deep throat. This is the committee that voted in favour of three articles of impeachment against president nixon.

The watergate committee s final report recommended legislative action in three areas.