BlindBoo
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Article 2 of Nixon's Articles of Impeachment.
Nixon only ATTEMPTED to use the IRS as a political weapon.
He has, acting personally and through his subordinates and agents, endeavored to obtain from the Internal Revenue Service, in violation of the constitutional rights of citizens, confidential information contained in income tax returns for purposed not authorized by law, and to cause, in violation of the constitutional rights of citizens, income tax audits or other income tax investigations to be initiated or conducted in a discriminatory manner.
But that's different, he was a Republican. It's only bad if Republicans do it - one law for our rulers, another for the commoners and Republicans.
The reason Nixon resigned was because after the recording of his remarks that proved he was deeply involved were made public, several Republicans also voted in favor of impeachment. The Democrats couldn't have removed him from office with out Republican help. He knew the Republicans had abandon him.