What were three reasons nixon gave for refusing to turn over the white house tapes

The three reasons Nixon gave for refusing to turn over the white house tapes:

- The courts does not have enough power to constrain the production of tapes.

- The dispute between the president and the special prosecutor was an executive branch conflict and are not subjected to the judicial decision.

- Even if the court were the right branch to decide with the scope of the privilege still the need for executive confidentiality justified the application of the privilege on the case.