 Donald then told his brother that Meier had given the Democrats all the Hughes information that could destroy him, leading to the subsequent Watergate burglary.Meier became involved in the nuclear disarmament movement, and United States Senator Mike Gravel credited Meier with preventing the spread of nuclear power within the United States.Meier launched a motion picture production company, Meier-Murray Productions, with fellow Hughes consultant Thomas E. Murray, Jr., which produced two films in the early 1970s.