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Trump DOJ Reportedly Looking Into Delegitimizing Watergate Prosecutors and Clearing Nixon (truthout.org)

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[-] ceenote@lemmy.world 84 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

We must undo this travesty of justice, where the law was once applied to a powerful white man.

Well, almost applied. They let him off the hook in exchange for resigning. But still! Any consequences at all cannot be allowed to stand!

[-] desuwu@piefed.blahaj.zone 25 points 15 hours ago

He resigned and then he was immediately pardoned by Ford. What's Trump going to do, pardon Nixon a second time??

[-] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 11 points 10 hours ago

Accepting a pardon is an admission of guilt.

Trump is trying to rewrite history so that Nixon's acts are considered normal presidential behavior instead of criminal corruption.

[-] LordMayor@piefed.social 2 points 2 hours ago

That’s not settled law. From your own link (emphasis mine):

Although the Supreme Court's opinion stated that a pardon carries "an imputation of guilt and acceptance of a confession of it,"[2] this was part of the Court's dictum for the case.[4] Whether the acceptance of a pardon constitutes an admission of guilt by the recipient is disputed.

[-] Naich@piefed.world 6 points 9 hours ago

To be fair, it would be normal for trump. He's done worse and got away with it.

[-] RFKJrsBrainworm@sh.itjust.works 4 points 12 hours ago

Some dumbass "super duper secret double pardon" this whole administration is so fucking stupid, and unfortunately super astute at evil

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