 Many people, if you didn't know that it was about the election in 72 breaking into the Watergate Hotel was the motivation. What was the motivation of the president covering that up? It was to cover up the break in. That's why he was involved. Nixon was involved with the things he was involved with. The motive was to cover up. But that would be excluded, according to the Supreme Court. What were his motivations as president doing this stuff?