By October 1972, the FBI had discovered that the plot was a lot bigger than a simple break-in. Investigators had uncovered evidence of widespread political espionage linked to the Nixon administration, including wiretaps on the offices of political opponents and other thefts of confidential materials. Nixon had also arranged to pay significant amounts of money to the Watergate burglars, directly implicating him in the crime.

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