TheConversationUS on Nostr: Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon 50 years ago implied that he could be ...
Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon 50 years ago implied that he could be prosecuted.
But a dangerous and radical presidential immunity from criminal prosecution was established this summer when #SCOTUS granted presidents a license to commit Nixonian crimes – or worse – with the powers of their office and without any fear of punishment
Analysis from an expert in abuses of presidential power:
https://theconversation.com/supreme-courts-ruling-in-trump-v-united-states-would-have-given-nixon-immunity-for-watergate-crimes-but-50-years-ago-he-needed-a-presidential-pardon-to-avoid-prison-238664
But a dangerous and radical presidential immunity from criminal prosecution was established this summer when #SCOTUS granted presidents a license to commit Nixonian crimes – or worse – with the powers of their office and without any fear of punishment
Analysis from an expert in abuses of presidential power:
https://theconversation.com/supreme-courts-ruling-in-trump-v-united-states-would-have-given-nixon-immunity-for-watergate-crimes-but-50-years-ago-he-needed-a-presidential-pardon-to-avoid-prison-238664