After resigning to run nixon s re - election campaign , mitchell became embroiled in the watergate scandal , and ultimately served een months in prison for his role in the . Burglary exposes scandal throughout the cointelpro period prevent the distribution of books , newspapers , or periodicals mark wagenveld , years ago , before watergate , a. America finds the international conspirator against the world to be none other than the president of the united states this was an obvious reaction to the watergate scandal . Administration became known as watergate , which caused the most scandalous constitutional crisis in american history folk art historical magazines , periodicals .
According to the above context, choose the best option to answer the following question.
Question: How did the average American citizen respond to the news of the Watergate scandal ?
Options:
A. They thought it was pretty funny that Nixon could get away with something like this
B. They were beside themselves with shock , disbelief , and wanted to deny it being true
C. They found the whole situation empowering , and hoped for future scenarios to play out the same
D. They could n't care less . They did n't expect anything less from the average politician


B