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Impeachment
An accusation of wrong doing
CRP
The committee to re-elect the president.
Plumbers
A group of people Nixon hired to stop leaks (leak of ifnormation/secrets).
Operation Candor
The effort by Nixon to rebuild his image.
Unconditional pardon
An official forgiveness of crimes.
Special prosecutor
A lawyer or investigator into a specific government case.
Saturday Night Massacre
When Nixon fired many of his staff for not helping with the coverup.
Judiciary Committee
A congressional group that investigates wrong doing by the President.
smok gn
The tapes that proved Nixon was involved in the coverup.
Hush money
A bribe paid to keep a witness quiet.
Executive privilege
The right of the President to avoid investigation of testimony
Campaign finance reform
A change in the way money is raised and spent by candidates (someone running for office).
Subpoena
An official request for evidence or testimony.
Espionage
spying
Deep throat
The unidentified information about the watergate case.
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