G. Gordon Liddy, architect of the Watergate burglary, dead at 90

G. Gordon Liddy, the brash political operative who helped orchestrate the 1972 Watergate burglary, reportedly died on Tuesday at his daughter’s Virginia home. He was 90.

One of Liddy’s sons, Thomas Liddy, confirmed his death to the Washington Post. It was not immediately known how Liddy died, but his son said it was not coronavirus related. A man with many professions, Liddy is best known for being one of the prime architects of the break-in at the Watergate headquarters of Democratic National Committee in Washington, DC.