LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: The White House is no stranger to scandals. Be it Bill Clinton’s steamy affair with Monica Lewinsky or President Richard Nixon’s effort to bug the offices of the Democratic Party to gain an undue advantage in elections, the highest public office of the land creates more problems for its residents than one can imagine. In HBO’s new miniseries, ‘White House Plumbers,’ the battle to be won is fought by President Nixon’s foot soldiers, E Howard Hunt and Gordon Liddy.
Hunt is an ex-CIA while Liddy once worked for the FBI. The two characters with peculiar personality traits are appointed by President Nixon to solve the leaks emanating from the White House to the press but end up on the wrong side of history after an unfortunate attempt to break into the Watergate offices of the Democrats is exposed. Nixon eventually loses his presidency. and the 'plumbers' ,as they are so addressed, become infamous for their notorious deeds. So far in the series, Hunt and Liddy have endured a topsy-turvy journey.
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What has happened in 'White House Plumbers' so far?
In the pilot episode, they failed to break into the offices of a psychiatrist to retrieve an important file, while in the second episode, up until the latter half, the plans of the duo to help re-elect the president were disposed of by Attorney General John Mitchell. If not for Hunt’s charismatic abilities of persuasion, Liddy would have killed a man to get what he wanted. Fortunately, the duo turned the tides in their favor by saving Mitchell from prison, who was exposed after a dirty and illegal secret of seeking donations from the International Telephone and Telegraph (ITT) came out to the public.
Mitchell was impressed with Hunt and Liddy’s job approval of Project Opal, the assignment that will see the plumbers break into the Watergate offices of the Democrats and bug them for the Republicans to hear. The next episode will have a more concrete plan of action from Liddy and Hunt since the target is identified and in sight.
When will ‘White House Plumbers’ Episode 3 premiere?
The third episode of the HBO’s miniseries ‘White House Plumbers’ will air on Mondays at 9 pm EST on HBO and HBO Max. The ball is in motion, the team is ready and the money is earmarked for one of the biggest political heists in modern history. Liddy and Hunt gear up once again to help President Nixon get re-elected for the next four years.