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Watergate Convictions (just to pre-compare) (Original Post) Equinox Moon May 2017 OP
One President resigned, and his successor pardoned him and lost the next election. L. Coyote May 2017 #1

L. Coyote

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1. One President resigned, and his successor pardoned him and lost the next election.
Thu May 18, 2017, 10:40 AM
May 2017

The Democratic Party won the presidential election and retained control of Congress.

Wiki:

Both chambers had a Democratic majority. It was the first time either party held a filibuster-proof 60% super majority in both the Senate and House chambers since the 89th United States Congress in 1965, and last time until the 111th United States Congress in 2009. All three super majorities were Democratic party and also were accompanied by Democratic Presidents.[1] As of 2015, this is the most recent Congress to approve an amendment (the unratified District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment) to the Constitution.

December 27, 1977: Clean Water Act, Pub.L. 95–217
October 26, 1978: Ethics in Government Act, Pub.L. 95–521

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