Richard Nixon tried to resist giving his taped conversations to the special prosecutor and the Congress by claiming that

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Nixon claimed that he possessed executive privilege, which he argued gave him the right to keep his conversations confidential and protected from disclosure to Congress or the special prosecutor. However, the Supreme Court ultimately ruled that executive privilege did not extend to protect evidence in a criminal investigation.

Richard Nixon Tried to Resist Giving His Taped Conversations to the Special