As more and more illegal and unethical practices in the Nixon administration came to light, Nixon began to panic. In an event known as the Saturday Night Massacre, he suddenly and unilaterally abolished the special prosecutor's office that was investigating him and fired Archibald Cox, the attorney in charge of the Watergate investigation. His attorney general and deputy attorney general resigned in protest, and Congress began moving towards removing him from office.

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