Why did the Watergate break-in even happen?

[Bengalzona]

(06-10-2017, 08:43 AM)GMDino Wrote: There was a series on CNN called the 70's that covered this too.  I believe it was on last year.

The biggest takeaway from me was that it wasn't so much the break in as the cover up.

Deny, lie, say it wasn't illegal if the President does it.

Is there an echo in here? 

Well, for Nixon anyway.

But with keeping his bribe hidden as his primary goal, he sort of had to try and cover up the break-in rather than just distance himself from it.

The saddest thing for him is that no one would have probably ever know about his bribe anyway. His suspicions about Hughes or Maheu telling O'Brien were unfounded. There was no need to break into O'Brien's office as there was nothing to find there anyway. He was just acting paranoid and insecure. Unfortunately, that was behavior that he exhibited quite often during his time in office (ex. his "enemies list").

I don't see Trump as being paranoid at this time. It takes a certain fear of consequences for that to occur. He is more of a bull in a china shop.