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Ruling Nixon Research Paper

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It’s 1969, Richard Nixon is the United States President. Winning presidency with not only the popular but also the Electoral vote. It's a very brutal time for Presidency, with the nation torn from the involvement in Vietnam. Richard Nixon seeming a promising Chief of Foreign Affairs has focused most of his campaigning with these issues. But all this faith is soon blinded by a terrible presidential scandal. Early morning of June 17. 1972 a on duty Security guard realizes the locks to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) have been tampered with. The security Guard in distraught calls the Police, finding several burglars wire tapping phone lines and stealing secret Government documents. Thousands dollars were on the burglars along with Phone …show more content…

The why’s and what’s have been foreclosed, but know I have questions like if they wouldn’t make Richardson fes over information regarding watergate then why did Nixon have to give over the tapes. Besides all the complex questions I have, regarding the unanimous decision by the trial I am in favor of the court. Ruling Nixon of just impeachment in my opinion is a mere slap on the wrist. If you are illegally tapping and tampering with government property you shouldn’t be aloud to be President. Richard Nixon not wanting to hand over the tapes made him look even guiltier. His excuse of him with holding the tapes being part of his executive privilege was a brilliant move with procrastinating the case, was it really part of it though. The president's executive privilege has been used throughout history many times, the first president of the United States George Washington used (an earlier illegal way; unestablished) it to not hand over documents requested by congressional members after the defeat of our ARmy against Native Indians. Dwight D. Eisenhower used an unestablished version to prevent the Communist-Hunting Committee access to transcripts between Army Officials and Administration Officials. Ronald Reagan used it three times in his 4 year term once making him and his staff available for congressional scrutiny. Bill clinton rumored to have exercised this privilege fourteen times; most notably during the Monica Lewinsky Sex Scandal. Clinton would then be under scrutiny for (as many saw) his misuse of this privilege. Along with our most recent past president (Barack Obama) for the “fast and furious gun walking

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