Why did a break-in at the Watergate office building turn into a major political scandal? 1.The Democrats were the party in power in Congress and they wanted to remove Nixon. 2.The cover-up involved cr

Why did a break-in at the Watergate office building turn into a major political scandal?

1.The Democrats were the party in power in Congress and they wanted to remove Nixon.

2.The cover-up involved criminal activities and obstruction of justice by the President of the United States

3.The press was opposed to Nixon's policies, so Woodward and Bernstein wrote an expose' of his behavior.