Part+III

=Legal Action =

Although there was no concrete proof at first that Nixon organized any of these activities, after several months of investigation it became clear that Nixon was involved in the cover- up to avoid a scandal. The two main legal minds in prosecuting those involved were federal judge John Sirica and Senator Sam Ervin from North Carolina. Sirica discovered the bribes through the Watergate burglars while Ervin was able to help White House lawyer John Dean in linking Nixon to the cover-up. In addition to this, the taping system was discovered in the Oval Office, and led to a year- long struggle between Nixon and the investigators for ownership of the tapes.