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The Mechanism of Executive Privilege in Government Accountability

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In the 1974 case United States v. Nixon, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that executive privilege is not absolute and that President Nixon had to turn over the Watergate tapes, leading directly to his resignation.

Why this is interesting

You know that a president can withhold secrets from Congress and the courts—but did you know that this power has limits? What happens when confidentiality collides with the need for accountability?