When President Nixon finally turned in transcripts of the Watergate tapes, the transcripts

The transcripts revealed that Nixon had discussed using the CIA to obstruct the FBI’s investigation shortly after the Watergate break-in. This “smoking gun” evidence showed he had participated in the cover-up, rather than proving he knew nothing about the break-in. So the correct choice is “showed that Nixon had covered up the Watergate crimes.”

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