Today we "celebrate" the 50th anniversary of the Watergate burglary. We know what followed: Woodward and Bernstein followed the money, unearthed distgusting evidence, which convinced senators from both sides that Nixon was a crook and liar, he was forced to resign.

What would happen today?
Of course, Nixon would get away with it. The crucial difference between 1972 and 2022 is not that there are two tribes now where there used to be a united country in 1972 (politicians in 1972 hated each other too), the new difference is that now each side has its own truth and reality. In 1972 even the staunchest supporters of Nixon could not deny the evidence, they knew that it was true what Woodward and Bernstein had found out. Both sides shared basically the same reality.

Today, the Reps would say: Evidence ? It's all fake, the burglary itself was staged by the Democrats so that they could blame the POTUS.
Well... we don't have to imagine what would happen: it happens right in front of our eyes. January 6th? A bungled insurrection? A failed coup? NO! It was a peaceful rally, the mess was staged by the FBI to besmirch Trump's reputation and to cover up the Big Steal; red MAGA heads shouting "Hang Pence!" ? They were actors payed by the Democrats... and so on...