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Nixon sent the men into the Watergate building to break into the democratic offices. He tried to cover up the fact that he sent the men and paid them to do the job. He broke the law. His stance in an interview with David Frost was that as president he didn’t break the law because the office of president was above the law.
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Why was Nixon forced to resign because?
his impending impeachment for his role in the watergate scandal.
What was Richard Nixon the first to do?
He was the first US President to resign in the face of impending impeachment. He was the first to be caught for serious enough offenses to warrant a successful impeachment.
How did Nixon avoid impeachment by the House of Representatives?
He resigned before they could start impeachment.
When was Richard Nixon assassinated?
Richard Nixon was not assassinated; he resigned due to pending impeachment.
What was Richard Nixon's impeachment?
He resigned in 1974. Not impeached.
Was Nixon impeached by the House?
Richard Nixon was not impeached. Three articles of impeachment were drafted by Congress but the case never proceeded. Nixon resigned August 8th, 1974 to make impeachment a moot point and Ford's pardon of Nixon on September 8th, 1974 made indictment impossible.
Who was involed in Richard M. Nixon impeachment?
The supreme court
Why wasn't President Richard M Nixon Impeached?
Articles for the impeachment of Richard M. Nixon were filed. He resigned before certain impeachment occurred.
Who forced President Nixon to resign the presidency?
No one "forced" Nixon to resign. It was the only course of action he could take to avoid impeachment on criminal charges and possible incarceration. Given the mood of the country at the time if he had stayed in office there is a strong possibility that he would have been impeached from office and could have been jailed for his crimes.
How did Watergate scandal contributed to the threat to Nixon's impeachement?
The Watergate scandal was the sole cause to Nixon's threat of impeachment.
Why was Nixon on trial?
Richard Nixon was not put on trial. He resigned in August of 1974 to avoid impeachment, which is the rough equivalent of indictment.
What year was president Nixon's impeachment trail ended?
Richard M. Nixon was never impeached. After being assured he would be found guilty in a US Senate impeachment trial, he resigned before that happened on 9August 1974.
