The defining moment of "Watergate" was the night John Dean was fired

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As America woke the next day it was apparent that the "watergate" problem was not a political issue but an issue only our Constitutional processes could unravel.
Most American's at that point understood that the issue at hand was not about politics; it was as issue about who we are as a Nation. It was an issue only the use of our Constitutionally directed processes could unravel.
The only possible final conclusion to the "watergate" issue became evident to all as each day passed.
We are very near that moment today with the Trump/Kremlingate issue.
The more Trump tries to make it political the more it will become a Constitutional problem.