• ceenote@lemmy.world
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    2 days 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
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      2 days ago

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

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          1 day 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
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          2 days ago

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

      • RFKJrsBrainworm@sh.itjust.works
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        2 days ago

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