Which president’s impeachment was set in motion by Cox’s firing?
Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton
Andrew Johnson
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Answer
Richard Nixon's impeachment was set in motion by the firing of Archibald Cox, the special prosecutor appointed to investigate the Watergate scandal. Cox was fired by Nixon after he refused to end the investigation into the scandal. This led to the resignation of Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus, both of whom refused to carry out the order to fire Cox.
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