Would Nixon have escaped if Presidential Immunity had existed back in the 70s ?

[Tommy Tainant]

He xould argue that all his dirty deeds were done as part of his duties.

I tthink he might have got away with it.Maybe standards in public life were higher then and that would have been a problem.
But nothing he couldnt sort out ,

Looking baack it all seems a bit innovent. The level of corruption was nothing compared to the trump white house.

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[rightwinger]

Republicans back then were willing to hold a President accountable for criminal acts

Not today

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

He xould argue that all his dirty deeds were done as part of his duties.

I tthink he might have got away with it.Maybe standards in public life were higher then and that would have been a problem.
But nothing he couldnt sort out ,

Looking baack it all seems a bit innovent. The level of corruption was nothing compared to the trump white house.

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How long would Obama have stayed in office if he were held to the same standards as Nixon?

 

[Tommy Tainant]

How long would Obama have stayed in office if he were held to the same standards as Nixon?

You mean the black guy ?

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

You mean the black guy ?

Yeah, Bathhouse Barry.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Presidents, legislators and judges have always had immunity.
It is not a new thing.
Barry Obama used our DOJ to illegally spy on Trump, but he has never been held accountable.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

He xould argue that all his dirty deeds were done as part of his duties.

I tthink he might have got away with it.Maybe standards in public life were higher then and that would have been a problem.
But nothing he couldnt sort out ,

Looking baack it all seems a bit innovent. The level of corruption was nothing compared to the trump white house.

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Trump's crimes are worse than Nixon's

And today Nixon would get away with his crimes as is Trump.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Republicans back then were willing to hold a President accountable for criminal acts

Not today

Senate Republicans destroyed the impeachment process, making it impossible to rid the country of criminals like Trump.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Senate Republicans destroyed the impeachment process, making it impossible to rid the country of criminals like Trump.

They made impeaxhment a bit worthless.

 

[mikegriffith1]

Republicans back then were willing to hold a President accountable for criminal acts. Not today

You mean the way Democrats refused to hold Bill Clinton accountable for perjury and obstruction of justice, not to mention that they were totally okay with Clinton's willingness to smear Kathleen Willey for daring to complain about his sexual harassment?

I take it you're unaware that we've known for a number of years now that the main charges against Nixon were based on fake evidence, and that the legal procedures used against him were illegal and grossly inappropriate.

He Was Not a Crook - Harvard Law School

When he was a student at HLS, a friend made Geoff Shepard ’69 a campaign button that said “Nixon Shepard,” representing Shepard’s enthusiasm for the presidential candidacy of Richard Nixon and his hope that he would join Nixon in the White House. Shepard still has the button today and is still...

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[the watcher]

Nixon was removed because he was trying to stop the Viet Nam war, and nothing was going to help him.

 

[rightwinger]

You mean the way Democrats refused to hold Bill Clinton accountable for perjury and obstruction of justice,

Yea, we knew prosecuting over a blowjob was not the role of Congress

 

[rightwinger]

Nixon was removed because he was trying to stop the Viet Nam war, and nothing was going to help him.

He had already been in office four years to stop the war

 

[Hafar1014]

He xould argue that all his dirty deeds were done as part of his duties.

I tthink he might have got away with it.Maybe standards in public life were higher then and that would have been a problem.
But nothing he couldnt sort out ,

Looking baack it all seems a bit innovent. The level of corruption was nothing compared to the trump white house.

Watergate scandal - Wikipedia

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There was imnunity and Nixon resigned then was pardoned