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Baitball Blogger

(47,452 posts) Sun Jan 14, 2024, 12:31 PM Jan 2024

Seasoned DUers: Didn't we resolve this issue of presidential immunity with Nixon? [View all]

Didn't Nixon claim that what he did was okay because he was the president? Something like, "It's okay when the president does it." So, wasn't this issue resolved with Watergate? Or did we fail to land a knock out punch because he stepped down and we didn't get to reach a proper conclusion?

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Seasoned DUers: Didn't we resolve this issue of presidential immunity with Nixon? [View all] Baitball Blogger Jan 2024 OP

The latter unfortunately paleotn Jan 2024 #1

Nixon was not charged criminally. former9thward Jan 2024 #2

You nailed it...Ford was way too quick with that pardon. MiHale Jan 2024 #3

Nixon resigned because he knew he was going to be impeached, Ocelot II Jan 2024 #4

...and he probably knew he'd be pardoned too. spanone Jan 2024 #6

There were rumors at the time that he'd made some kind of deal with Ford, Ocelot II Jan 2024 #7

I was also outraged.I was also so glad to get him out of office. spanone Jan 2024 #8

God only knows how a determined conservative Supreme Court is going to handle this. Baitball Blogger Jan 2024 #9

I don't think this or any other SCOTUS will buy TFG's immunity argument. Ocelot II Jan 2024 #11

Praying you're right. Baitball Blogger Jan 2024 #12

For a while now, the GOP has been having trouble coming up with new ideas: struggle4progress Jan 2024 #5

Simple answer... 2naSalit Jan 2024 #10

To the Orange Seditionist, I don't think it would have mattered what Ford or Nixon did. ificandream Jan 2024 #13

Didn't we resolve the issue of abortion with Roe v Wade? pnwmom Jan 2024 #14

But Nixon was just a mere mortal. 11 Bravo Jan 2024 #15