Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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In this video we explain what happened in the Watergate scandal which led to American President, Richard Nixon, resigning from office.

The Watergate scandal remains a key moment in US political history and is still referenced to this day as scandals are often affixed with the term ‘gate’ in media reporting, in order to convey how serious the bad behaviour is.