Richard Nixon's press secretary tried to dismiss the Watergate break-in as nothing more than "a third-rate burglary." It was always more than that, but the high-level cover-up "” with illegitimate claims of executive privilege "” was far worse.Watergate demonstrates how bogus claims of executive privilege can jeopardize a president's tenure and forever taint his legacy. Time will tell how Wednesday's last-minute invocation of executive privilege to shield hundreds of documents from public scrutiny and attempt to keep...
Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2012/06/22/cover-up_tarnishes_obama039s_legacy_283054.html
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