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Letter to the editor: Pardon of Nixon paved way for Trump’s tactics

Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion December 28, 2022

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Presidential historian Michael Beschloss made a good point about Gerald Ford’s pardoning of Richard Nixon on of MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell.” Beschloss originally thought that the Nixon pardon was good for the country, but he has changed his mind. Pardoning Nixon paved the way for the likes of Donald Trump, who claims that the president can do no wrong, simply by being president. Taking a cue from Nixon’s... + full article



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