The Watergate Scandal was the event resulting from the arrest of five burglars who had been caught wiretapping phones, stealing documents and doing illegal activities that were connected to Nixon’s reelection campaign. The reason why this scandal turned public opinion against President Nixon and rocked his administration was that he tried to cover the crime afterward and refused to show the unedited tapes and documents to the Court, which was a clear proof of the existing corruption during his time in office.