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On October 20, 1973, a series of events unfolded within the U.S. Department of Justice that represented the most severe constitutional crisis of the Watergate scandal. The “Saturday Night MassacreSaturday Night Massacre Full Description:The events of October 20, 1973, when President Nixon ordered the firing of Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox. The refusal of the Attorney General and his deputy to carry out the order led to a wave of resignations that shocked the nation. The Saturday Night Massacre was the moment the legal battle became a constitutional crisis. Nixon believed that as the head of the executive branch, he had the absolute…