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40 Facts About the History of Impeachment (And The Presidents Who Couldn’t Escape Its Fate)

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13. Five Men Broke Into the DNC Headquarters

Richard Nixon standing in his infamous pose. History.

For several months, a few incongruous members of the Republican campaign to re-elect Nixon had been planning to break into the DNC headquarters in order to wiretap the offices. Doing so would provide intelligence that would help lead to Nixon’s re-election. The men who carried out the act were high-ranking members of the campaign.

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