Exactly what did Nixon do that was illegal?

The House, when it began impeachment proceedings against Nixon, was accusing him of illegal acts: impeding the investigation into the Watergate burglary, trying to get private IRS information on individuals, directing the Secret Service and FBI to... read more

Highly recommend it. Anyway, Nixon ordered the break in by CIA operatives at the democratic HQ at the watergate building and then he and his closest staff lied to try to cover it up. That was perjury during congressional hearings. His tape recordings revealed a lot of other illegal misuse of government power. read more

James F. Neal, who prosecuted the Watergate 7, did not believe Nixon had ordered the break-in because of Nixon's surprised reaction when he was told about it. Reactions Australia. Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam criticised the Watergate scandal during Question Time in May 1973. read more

A handful of Nixon’s aides, including White House counsel John Dean, testified before a grand jury about the president’s crimes; they also testified that Nixon had secretly taped every conversation that took place in the Oval Office. read more