President Nixon resigned from office in 1974 after he was informed that the Senate would impeach him, as allowed in the Constitution, for his actions in the Watergate scandal. One of the key reasons that Nixon's actions became public was

A scandal involving an illegal break-in at the Democratic National Committee offices in 1972 by members of President Nixon's reelection campaign staff. Before Congress could vote to impeach Nixon for his participation in covering up the break-in, Nixon resigned from the presidency., The falling of Nixon; When people on Nixon's campaign broke into the Watergate Hotel and stole dirt on the Democrats. Although Nixon was not responsible he covered it up and got the blame., Nixon's Impeachment