Richard Nixon claimed ________ when he refused to turn over secret White House tapes to congressional investigators.
A)presidential immunity
B)expressed powers
C)executive privilege
D)the Fifth Amendment

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Executive privilege is a power claimed by the President of the United States and other members of the executive branch to resist certain subpoenas and other interventions by the legislative and judicial branches of government. President Nixon refused to turn over the tapes on the grounds of executive privilege.

Richard Nixon Claimed ________ When He Refused to Turn Over