When Ford gave Nixon that Pardon he should have been impeached.
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The Nixon pardon in constitutional retrospect
September 8, 2021 by NCC Staff
President Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon on this day in 1974 generated a national controversy, but in recent years, some of the pardon’s biggest critics have changed their tunes on the unprecedented move.
Watergate reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward had vehemently opposed the pardon after Ford went on national television on September 8, 1974, to announce it. But in recent years, the former Washington Post journalists have approved of Ford’s move to absolve Nixon of any criminal charges related to the Watergate break-in and its cover-up.
In a July 2014 panel hosted by the Post, Woodward called the pardon “an act of courage.” He had talked with Ford decades after the pardon and said the former President made a “very compelling argument” for his actions based on national security and economic needs.
Watergate reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward had vehemently opposed the pardon after Ford went on national television on September 8, 1974, to announce it. But in recent years, the former Washington Post journalists have approved of Ford’s move to absolve Nixon of any criminal charges related to the Watergate break-in and its cover-up.
In a July 2014 panel hosted by the Post, Woodward called the pardon “an act of courage.” He had talked with Ford decades after the pardon and said the former President made a “very compelling argument” for his actions based on national security and economic needs.
The late Senator Ted Kennedy said in 2001 that while he initially opposed the pardon, he had come to accept it as the best move for the country. And Richard Ben-Veniste, a former Watergate prosecutor and a Democrat, wrote about the pardon shortly after Ford’s passing in 2006.
“Did Ford make the right decision in pardoning his predecessor? The answer to that question is more nuanced than either the howls of outrage that greeted the pardon three decades ago or the general acceptance with which it is viewed now,” Ben-Veniste said in a commentary for the Post.
“The decision to pardon Nixon was a political judgment properly within the bounds of Ford's constitutional authority,” he argued. “Jerry Ford acted in accord with what he sincerely felt were the best interests of the country; that there was no secret quid pro quo with Nixon for a pardon in return for resignation; and that Ford, a compassionate man, was moved by the palpable suffering of a man who had lost so much.”
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The Nixon pardon in constitutional retrospect | Constitution Center
President Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon on this day in 1974 generated a national controversy, but in recent years, some of the pardon’s biggest critics have changed their tunes on the unprecedented move.
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Because of Ford's action, Nixon kept his pension and his SS detail, and funding was later obtained to construct the Nixon library. It also opened the door to the abuses of pardons we have seen from every succeeding President as they near the end of their time in office, including the proposal by t to pardon himself.
Ford acted in the best interests of the Republican Party, not the USA,
Well thanks for your opinion Magoo. Carter would disagree with best interest of the Republican party nonsense.
President Gerald Ford carried in his wallet, a citation to a case called US v. Burdick, which said acceptance of a pardon is an admission of guilt. And that was tremendously important to him. He believed that in accepting a pardon President Nixon had admitted to his guilt.
But there are much more learned folks who investigated and studied Watergate and Nixon, who disagree with you.
Worrying about a President granting himself a pardon is akin to worrying that the sky is falling...
Although some pardons are controversial, executive grants of clemency are not rare in American history. In fact, most clemency cases are “all but anonymous.”10
According to Department of Justice statistics, the total number of executive clemency actions from 1900 to 2017 is 22,485. In recent decades, the number of issued clemency grants have declined as well as the percentage of granted petitions.11 From the beginning of Ronald Reagan’s administration (1981) to the conclusion of Barack Obama’s presidency (2017), there have been 3,069 acts of executive clemency. There is also considerable variation amongst presidents. Since the mid-twentieth century, Barack Obama issued the most pardons and commutations (1,927) for two-term presidents. In comparison, George W. Bush issued the fewest number of clemency actions (200) for a two-term president.12
The History of the Pardon Power
Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution states that the President has the authority to “grant Reprieves...
An interesting discussion :
Can the President Pardon Himself? - Podcast | Constitution Center
Podcast for Can the President Pardon Himself? from the National Constitution Center
constitutioncenter.org
There you go LE posting some facts for the boys to try and process. As we can all see..it was a bit much for @Hüsker Dü and he chose to sit this one out. Probably for the best...
And here we see Trump living rent-free in your head still. You state that there was an abuse of pardons from every succeeding POTUS, yet only single out Trump. After reading Obama had more than W...you got a leg kicked out from under you and went off on a tangent instead. Can you see my shocked face right now? Or should I add an emoji for dramatic effect?
Magoo's wet dream....
Hüsker Dü
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Idiots folly.
Let me help everyone out. If you spied, cheated and lied as a Dem or Repub, then your all on the same team, the Bad Team. If you stand up for being Honest, Open and Transparent, then your on the Good Team. The (D) or (R) means nothing. Don't let these liars confuse you. If you spy, lie and cheat, you're in big doo doo. Karma will 100% deal with you.
"The RAID was Politics, the Midterm Elections, and 2024. It’s another form of Election CHEATING - That’s all the Radical Left Democrats know what to do. They use the FBI & DOJ to try and dirty up their opponents, but the people of our Country are wise to them like never before. Be careful what you wish for!" t
Trump would like some of his boxes returned ASAP.
"Oh great! It has just been learned that the FBI, in its now famous raid of Mar-a-Lago, took boxes of privileged “attorney-client” material, and also “executive” privileged material, which they knowingly should not have taken. By copy of this TRUTH, I respectfully request that these documents be immediately returned to the location from which they were taken. Thank you!" t
"Oh great! It has just been learned that the FBI, in its now famous raid of Mar-a-Lago, took boxes of privileged “attorney-client” material, and also “executive” privileged material, which they knowingly should not have taken. By copy of this TRUTH, I respectfully request that these documents be immediately returned to the location from which they were taken. Thank you!" t
I think t has been acting more like Mussolini than like the Rosenbergs.