Nixon got booted, rightfully so, for the coverup, his arrogance and stupidity, not the burglary.
a patriotic soldier(sic) (Colonel(sic) North)
North was a Marine Lieutenant Colonel and had that POS Jim Webb done his job and exposed the felony that North committed in submitting his fraudulent application to work in the White House, Iran-Contra most likely wouldn't have happened.
As is almost always the case, the coverup is worse than the original crime.
If you have not read Ron Brown's Body for a little background I highly suggest that you do.
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