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United States v. Haldeman (1976)
Charge: Conspiracy, obstruction of justice and perjuryCourt: U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia)State: District of ColumbiaDocket: All the President's Men
The facts
The president's White House chief of staff was accused of joining a plan to conceal his own side's role in a break-in at the opposing party's national headquarters. Prosecutors said he had White House files cleaned of material about the secret intelligence operation behind the break-in, backed a public statement denying any campaign link to the men caught inside, and then gave false answers under oath about what he knew. The chief witness against him was a former White House lawyer who had taken part in the same meetings.
You have the facts the court had. Guilty or not guilty? Call it in the game with your friends, then see what the court actually decided. Wrong call, you drink.
Citation: United States v. Haldeman, 559 F.2d 31 (D.C. Cir. 1976)
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