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Civil Contempt

United States of America · Politics / Watergate. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1973Date range
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Chronological records

1973

George Gordon Liddy3 April 1973

Washington · Politics / Watergate

The district court holds Liddy in civil contempt for refusing to testify before the Watergate grand jury despite receiving immunity and a court order.

Names involved

George Gordon Liddy

Provenance

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