How old are you? Do you remember Watergate? Nixon didn't orchestrate the break in. What he did, though, stupidly enough, was orchestrate a cover up. That was a crime. Members of the Republican party advised Nixon to resign before he would be (as you stated) either be removed from office or be judged guilty.
My dad was a Nixon fan. I wasn't. We'd argue with each other. My dad passed 40 years ago. I can only imagine what our conversations would be like today in the era of Biden v Trump. My dad insisted that it was awesome that Nixon opened the door with China. Yeah dad, that's worked out quite well.