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wnylib

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28. I remember Ford's pardon of Nixon.

Reply to ColoringFool (Reply #24)

Mon May 25, 2026, 05:01 AM

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It's not the same thing as what I was asking about. Although it looks like a deal was made before Nixon resigned that Ford would pardon him, we can't know for sure. Even if that's true, Nixon had already committed his crimes before Ford became president.

My question was about a president already in office before a crime was committed persuading someone to commit a crime with the promise in advance of the crime that the president would pardon them. In other words, a president using the promise of a pardon to persuade person to commit a crime.

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