• dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net
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    26 days ago

    Ford famously pardoned Nixon so he couldn’t be prosecuted for his involvement in the Watergate cover up. It’s arguable that prosecution and prison time for Nixon would have set a different precedent than we have in place now.

    George HW Bush pardoned a bunch of people who were involved in Iran-Contra, as well as Armand Hammer for illegal campaign contributions to Nixon-“coincidentally” after Hammer donated $110k to the RNC.

    Bill Clinton pardoned his HUD secretary of lying to the FBI, pardoned his half brother Roger, his CIA chief, a partner of his in the Whitewater deal, and multiple democratic representatives who had been found guilty of bank fraud.

    George W Bush pardoned Scooter Libby, Dick Cheney’s chief of staff.

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      26 days ago

      So mostly republicans aside from one guy who couldn’t keep it in his pants long enough to get the job done in the first place.

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      25 days ago

      Ford - not misuse of pardon. You may disagree with his choice but that reason is legit

      Bush - criminals of the previous administration, not misuse for personal reasons

      Clinton - yep, a couple

      Bush jr,- 1

      How many was that for Trump again? Are you seriously going for “both sides the same”?