When politicians do something unpleasant, they get rid of it consequence, like what happened to president Nixon for his participation in the Watergate break in. The Watergate break in is when five men were caught looking for documents that might harm the candidacy of the Democratic nominee, George McGovern. Nixon stooped the FBI investigation, and claimed that its executive privilege, also he said that would risk the national security. People argue that if the political system advantage or disadvantage the abuse of power. Looking at the Watergate break in, we can tell that the American political system advantage abuse of power. What happened in Watergate reduced the executive privilege and changed the American political system to more authentic