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What law did Nixon violate interfering with the FBI investigation of the burglary?
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∙ 14y ago
obstruction of justice
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∙ 14y ago
Nixon violated the law by obstructing justice and abusing his presidential powers when he attempted to cover up his involvement in the Watergate scandal. This included actively interfering with the FBI's investigation of the burglary in the Democratic National Committee headquarters, which was a criminal act.
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What did president nixon do to be president?
He appeared to have been involved in the cover-up of the Watergate burglary.
Did the Watergate scandal affect Nixon's re-election chances?
Nixon was already in his second term and could not be re-elected again when the scandal broke. If you mean,did the watergate burglary affect the re-election of Nixon in 1972, I would say not. The burglary was foiled before anything was taken and would not have had great effect anyway.
What did the botched 1972 burglary of the Democratic Party headquarters lead to?
charges that Nixon administration officials had been involved
What future president was involved in the investigation into alger hiss?
Richard Nixon
Who led the investigation that resulted in Alger Hiss convicted of perjury?
Richard Nixon
How did presideny Nixon react to the watergate investigation?
he acted to cover up crimes
President Nixon made this statement during the investigation of what came to be known as the Watergate Scandal. What was the result of this investigation for President Nixon?
The result of the investigation into the Watergate Scandal was the discovery of evidence of President Nixon's involvement in the cover-up of the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters. As a result, Nixon faced impeachment by the House of Representatives. However, before the impeachment process could be completed, he resigned from office on August 8, 1974.
Who led the investigation that resulted in Alger Hiss being convicted of perjury?
Richard nixon
The HUAC investigation of Alger Hiss primarily helped the political career of?
richard nixon
What basic constitutional principle did Richard Nixon violate as president?
The principle that utter morons cannot take office
Where did the burglary that led to the resignation of an American president take place?
The Watergate Scandal is the burglary that led to President Nixon's resignation. The break-in took place in 1972 at the Democratic National Committee headquarters. The headquarters was in the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C.
What did President Nixon found of with the watergaate scan?
Obstruction of justice because he tried to end the investigation.
