Nixon declared Americans deserved to know ‘whether their president is a crook’ – Trump says the opposite (1 Viewer)

[bongsaway]

There is a telling difference between the two men. Nixon acknowledged the fundamental importance of accountability in a democracy. He went so far as to famously declare – during the height of the Watergate scandal – that “people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook.”

Trump, on the other hand, outright rejects the assertion that the American people should be able to find out what the justice system says about whether a prospective president is a crook. In fact, he has gone so far as to assert that the “president of the United States must have full immunity, without which it would be impossible for him/her to properly function.”

Nixon made a similar statement in 1977, telling British journalist David Frost in 1977 that “when the president does it … that means that it is not illegal.” But Nixon hastened to add a crucial caveat that he was talking about war powers and national security, and specifically emphasized that he did not “mean to suggest the president is above the law.”

Nixon declared Americans deserved to know ‘whether their president is a crook’ – Trump says the opposite

The parallels between Trump and Nixon are abundantly clear. Yet even Nixon acknowledged the fundamental importance of accountability in a democracy.

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[btthegreat]

Nixon had a perverted sense of patriotism and morality, but at least he had one. Can you imagine Richard Nixon using the office to 'hustle' limited addition Trump gold watches ($499), Trump medallions ($100), sneakers ($399) , Bibles, digital trading cards of himself (99), hoodies, signs and banners, coffee mugs and the $60.00 Bibles? Tricky Dick may have bribed and bullied to stay in office but Nixon never tried to enrich himself or his family while in office. He never endangered the entire American economy for an ego trip.
Nixon actually tried to do good, and leave the country in a better place than he found it.

Never imagined I would wax nostalgic for the competence, ethics and patriotic fervor of our 37th President, but I would vote for him and Spiro in a hot minute if I could get Trump and Vance out. Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Patricia Nixon Cox must be delighted with how history sees their father's legacy compared to this pile of warm feces.

 

[j brown's body]

Nixon really missed the boat with the Supreme Court's recent immunity decision.

He would have never been forced from power if that ruling had come 60 years ago.

 

[btthegreat]

Nixon really missed the boat with the Supreme Court's recent immunity decision.

He would have never been forced from power if that ruling had come 60 years ago.

The man actually turned over the tapes after Nixon V United States was decided.