A grand jury returned indictments against seven of President Richard Nixon's closest aides in the Watergate affair. The special prosecutor appointed by Nixon and the defendants sought audio tapes of conversations recorded by Nixon in the Oval Office.

United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683 (1974), was a landmark decision [1] of the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court unanimously ordered President Richard Nixon to deliver tape recordings and other subpoenaed materials related to the Watergate scandal to a …

United States v. Nixon: The President cannot shield himself from producing evidence in a criminal prosecution based on the doctrine of executive privilege, although it is valid in other situations.

President Nixon claimed executive privilege and refused to hand over the tapes. President Nixon’s incomplete compliance with the special prosecutor’s demands was challenged and eventually taken to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Apr 19, 2017 · A special prosecutor served President Richard Nixon with a subpoena duces tecum after certain white house staff members were federally charged with conspiracy to defraud the U.S. The court subpoenaed documents and recordings related to meeting for which the president was present.

Oct 14, 1992 · The full Senate convicted Nixon and sought to remove him from office. Nixon challenged Senate Rule XI in federal court on the ground that the rule violated the impeachment clause of the Constitution, which declares that "the Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments."

When President Nixon attempted to claim privilege and quash subpoenas of potentially incriminating tapes and documents related to Watergate, the Supreme Court rejected his claim of absolute executive privilege.

Oct 14, 1992 · Nixon, a former Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, was convicted by a jury of two counts of making false statements before a federal grand jury and sentenced to prison.

Nixon, a former federal district court judge, was tried and convicted for federal crimes by a Senate committee. The Senate subsequently voted to impeach Nixon and remove him from his office as a district court judge.

Aug 16, 2024 · In United States v. Nixon, the Supreme Court ruled that that executive privilege is not an absolute right. The main issue in the landmark 1974 case was whether President Nixon could claim absolute executive privilege to withhold materials for use in a criminal trial. Seven Nixon aides were indicted as part of the Watergate scandal.