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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,378 posts) Wed Aug 5, 2020, 03:22 PM Aug 2020

United States v. Nixon: President Nixon releases incriminating "smoking gun" tape, today 1974

Under Supreme Court order in United States v. Nixon, President Nixon releases incriminating “smoking gun” tape, today 1974:

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United States v. Nixon: President Nixon releases incriminating "smoking gun" tape, today 1974 (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2020 OP

I'm not old enough to remember this happening DonaldsRump Aug 2020 #1

DonaldsRump

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1. I'm not old enough to remember this happening

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Wed Aug 5, 2020, 03:27 PM

Aug 2020

But I've read a huge amount about Watergate, including about this day in 1974. Today, this wouldn't even make the news, much less ever happen because Trump would never abide by the law.

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